1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act
of 2010
or the CIR Act of 2010
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title;
table of contents.
Sec. 2. References to Immigration and Nationality
Act.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—Border Enforcement
Subtitle A—Additional Assets and Resources
Sec. 101. Effective date triggers.
Sec. 102. Customs and border protection personnel.
Sec. 103. Secure communication; equipment; and grants for
border personnel.
Sec. 104. Infrastructure improvements and expansion of land
ports of entry.
Sec. 105. Additional authorities for port of entry
construction.
Sec. 106. Additional increases in immigration enforcement
personnel.
Sec. 107. Additional immigration court personnel.
Sec. 108. Improved training for border security and immigration
enforcement officers.
Sec. 109. Standards of professional conduct.
Sec. 110. Inventory of assets and personnel.
Sec. 111. Customs border patrol and border protection
assets.
Sec. 112. Technological assets.
Sec. 113. Surveillance technologies programs.
Subtitle B—Enhanced Coordination and Planning for Border
Security
Sec. 121. Annual report on improving North American security
information exchange.
Sec. 122. Cooperation with the Government of
Mexico.
Sec. 123. Enhanced international cooperation.
Sec. 124. Expansion of commerce security programs.
Sec. 125. Northern and Southern Border Drug Prosecution
Initiative.
Sec. 126. Project Gunrunner Initiative.
Sec. 127. Operation Streamline Prosecution
Initiative.
Sec. 128. Border Relief Grant Program.
Sec. 129. Report on deaths and strategy study.
Sec. 130. Immigration and United States-Mexico Border
Enforcement Commission.
Sec. 131. Preemption.
Sec. 132. Inherent authority.
Sec. 133. Border protection strategy.
Sec. 134. Border communities liaison office.
Sec. 135. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II—Interior enforcement
Subtitle A—Prevention of unauthorized entries and
removal
Chapter 1—Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program To secure
America and enforcing entry and exit requirements
Sec. 201. Enforcement of requirement to report lost or stolen
passports.
Sec. 202. Enforcement of requirement for periodic evaluations
of program countries.
Sec. 203. Arrival and departure verification.
Sec. 204. Visa overstay rates.
Sec. 205. US–VISIT system.
Chapter 2—Preventing unauthorized entries and ensuring
removal
Sec. 211. Illegal entry and reentry.
Sec. 212. Deterring aliens ordered removed from remaining in
the United States unlawfully.
Sec. 213. Biometric screening.
Sec. 214. Encouraging aliens to depart voluntarily.
Sec. 215. Cancellation of visas.
Sec. 216. Mandatory address reporting requirements.
Sec. 217. Penalties relating to vessels and
aircraft.
Sec. 218. Sanctions for countries that delay or prevent
repatriation of their citizens and nationals.
Sec. 219. State criminal alien assistance program.
Sec. 220. Procedures regarding aliens apprehended by State and
local law enforcement officers.
Sec. 221. Reform of passport, visa, and immigration fraud
offenses.
Sec. 222. Directives related to passport and document
fraud.
Sec. 223. Expanding the definition of conveyances subject to
forfeiture.
Sec. 224. Prohibition of the sale of firearms to, or the
possession of firearms by, certain aliens.
Sec. 225. Criminal forfeiture.
Sec. 226. Advance delivery of information including passenger
manifests.
Sec. 227. Unlawful flight from immigration or customs controls
and disobeyance of lawful orders.
Sec. 228. Reducing illegal immigration and alien smuggling on
tribal lands.
Sec. 229. Diplomatic security service.
Sec. 230. Increased penalties barring the admission of
convicted sex offenders failing to register and requiring deportation of sex
offenders failing to register.
Sec. 231. Aggravated felony.
Sec. 232. Increased criminal penalties related to gang
violence.
Subtitle B—Detention reform
Sec. 241. Definitions.
Sec. 242. Protections for vulnerable populations.
Sec. 243. Apprehension procedures for immigration
enforcement-related activities relating to children.
Sec. 244. Detention of families.
Sec. 245. Access to children, local and State courts, child
welfare agencies, and consular officials.
Sec. 246. Memoranda of understanding.
Sec. 247. Mandatory training.
Sec. 248. Alternatives to detention.
Sec. 249. Detention conditions.
Sec. 250. Access to counsel.
Sec. 251. Group legal orientation presentations.
Sec. 252. Protections for refugees.
Sec. 253. Immigration and customs enforcement
ombudsman.
Sec. 254. Lawful permanent resident status of refugees and
asylum seekers granted asylum.
Sec. 255. Elimination of time limits on asylum
applications.
Sec. 256. Efficient asylum determination process and detention
of asylum seekers.
Sec. 257. Protection of stateless persons in the United
States.
Sec. 258. Authority to designate certain groups of refugees for
consideration.
Sec. 259. Admission of refugees in the absence of the annual
presidential determination.
TITLE III—Worksite enforcement
Sec. 301. Unlawful employment of aliens.
Sec. 302. Disclosure of certain taxpayer information to assist
in immigration enforcement.
Sec. 303. Compliance by department of homeland security
contractors with confidentiality safeguards.
Sec. 304. Increasing security and integrity of Social Security
cards.
Sec. 305. Increasing security and integrity of immigration
documents.
Sec. 306. Responsibilities of the Social Security
Administration.
Sec. 307. Antidiscrimination protections.
Sec. 308. Immigration enforcement support by the internal
revenue service and the Social Security administration.
Sec. 309. Enhanced Verification System.
Sec. 310. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE IV—Reforming America’s
Legal Immigration System
Subtitle A—New worker program
and the creation of a standing commission
Sec. 401. Standing Commission
on Immigration, Labor Markets, and the National Interest.
Sec. 402. H–2C nonimmigrant
worker program.
Sec. 403. Recruitment of United
States workers.
Sec. 404. Adjustment to lawful
permanent resident status.
Sec. 405. Employer
compliance.
Sec. 406. Authorization of
appropriations.
Subtitle B—Family and
employment visa reforms
Chapter 1—Family and Employment
Based Immigrant Visas
Sec. 411. Recapture of
immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delay.
Sec. 412. Reclassification of
spouses and minor children of legal permanent residents as immediate
relatives.
Sec. 413. Promoting family
unity.
Sec. 414. Discretionary
authority with respect to removal or deportation of citizen and resident
immediate family members.
Sec. 415. Military
families.
Sec. 416. Equal treatment for
all stepchildren.
Sec. 417. Widows, widowers, and
orphans.
Sec. 418. Fiancé child status
protection.
Sec. 419. Special humanitarian
visas.
Sec. 420. Exemption from
immigrant visa limit for certain veterans from the Philippines.
Sec. 420A. Determinations under
the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998.
Sec. 420B. Affidavit of
support.
Sec. 420C. Retaining workers
subject to green card backlog.
Sec. 420D. Return of Talent
Program.
Chapter 2—Uniting American
Families Act
Sec. 421. Short
title.
Sec. 422.
Definitions.
Sec. 423. Availability of
immigrant visas for permanent partners.
Sec. 423A. Procedure for
granting immigrant status.
Sec. 424. Admission of refugees
and asylees.
Sec. 425. Inadmissible and
deportable aliens.
Sec. 426. Nonimmigrant and
conditional permanent resident status.
Sec. 427. Removal, cancellation
of removal, and adjustment of status.
Sec. 428. Application of
criminal penalties for misrepresentation and concealment of facts regarding
permanent partnerships.
Sec. 429. Naturalization
requirements.
Sec. 430. Application of family
unity provisions to other laws.
Chapter 3—Reforms to specific
employment-Based visa categories
SUBCHAPTER A—Reforms to the
EB–5 Program
Sec. 431. EB–5 Regional Center
Program fees.
Sec. 432. Adjustment of
status.
Sec. 433. Set-aside
programs.
Sec. 434. Expansion of EB–5
Program.
SUBCHAPTER B—Adjustments to
other select visa programs
Sec. 435. Elimination of sunset
provisions.
Sec. 436. Permanent
authorization of the nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas
program.
Sec. 437. Incentives for
physicians to practice in medically underserved communities.
Sec. 438. Student visa
reform.
Sec. 439. Temporary visas for
individuals from Ireland.
Sec. 440. S visas.
Chapter 4—Protection of H–2B
nonimmigrants and workers recruited abroad
Sec. 441.
Definitions.
Sec. 442. Protections for
workers recruited abroad.
Sec. 443. Enforcement
provisions.
Sec. 444. Transfer of forest,
conservation, nursery, and logging workers to the H–2A agricultural worker
program.
Sec. 445. H–2B nonimmigrant
labor certification application fees.
Sec. 446. Labor agreement
provisions.
Sec. 447. Enforcement of
Federal labor laws.
Chapter 5—H–2B and L–1 visa
reforms
SUBCHAPTER A—H–1B employer
application requirements
Sec. 451. Application
requirements.
SUBCHAPTER B—Investigation
and disposition of complaints against H–1B employers
Sec. 452. Investigation
procedures.
SUBCHAPTER C—Other
Protections
Sec. 453. H–1B government
authority and requirements.
Sec. 454. H–1B and L–1 visa
requirements.
Sec. 455. Additional department
of labor employees.
SUBCHAPTER D—L–1 visa fraud
and abuse protections
Sec. 456. L–1 employer petition
requirements.
Sec. 457.
Application.
Sec. 458. Report on L–1 blanket
petition process.
Chapter 6—Miscellaneous
employment visa reforms
Sec. 461. Providing premium
processing of employment-based visa petitions.
Sec. 462. Visa
revalidation.
Sec. 463. Application fees for
intending immigrants.
Sec. 464. E–1, E–2, and L–1
visas.
Sec. 465. Time limits for
nonimmigrants to depart the United States.
Chapter 7—POWER Act
Sec. 471. Short
title.
Sec. 472. Victims of serious
labor and employment violations or crime.
Sec. 473. Labor enforcement
actions.
Sec. 474. Authorization of
appropriations.
Chapter 8—Agricultural Job
Opportunities, Benefits, and Security
Sec. 475. Short
title.
SUBCHAPTER A—Blue Card
Status
Sec. 476. Requirements for blue
card status.
Sec. 477. Application for blue
card status.
Sec. 478. Adjustment to
permanent residence.
Sec. 479. Other
provisions.
Sec. 480. Correction of Social
Security records.
SUBCHAPTER B—Reform of H–2A
worker program
Sec. 481. Amendments to the
Immigration and Nationality Act.
SUBCHAPTER C—Miscellaneous
provisions
Sec. 482. Determination and use
of user fees.
Sec. 483.
Rulemaking.
Sec. 484. Reports to
Congress.
Sec. 485. Effective
date.
TITLE V—Registration of
undocumented individuals
Subtitle A—Lawful Prospective
Immigrant status
Sec. 501. Lawful Prospective
Immigrant Status.
Sec. 502. Adjustment of status
for Lawful Prospective Immigrants.
Sec. 503. Administrative
review, removal proceedings, and judicial review for aliens who have applied
for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status.
Sec. 504. Confidentiality of
information.
Sec. 505. Aliens not subject to
direct numerical limitations.
Sec. 506. Employer
protections.
Sec. 507. Assignment of Social
Security number.
Subtitle
B—Implementation
Sec. 508.
Rulemaking.
Sec. 509. Exemption from
government contracting and hiring rules.
Sec. 510. Authority to acquire
leaseholds.
Sec. 511. Privacy and civil
liberties.
Sec. 512. Statutory
construction.
Subtitle
C—Miscellaneous
Sec. 513. Correction of Social
Security records.
Sec. 514. Fraud prevention
program.
Sec. 515. Data collection
requirements.
Subtitle D—Dream
Act
Sec. 520. Short
title.
Sec. 521.
Definitions.
Sec. 522. Restoration of State
option to determine residency for purposes of higher education
benefits.
Sec. 523. Cancellation of
removal and adjustment of status of certain long-term residents who entered the
United States as children.
Sec. 524. Conditional permanent
resident status.
Sec. 525. Retroactive benefits
under this subtitle.
Sec. 526. Exclusive
jurisdiction.
Sec. 527. Penalties for false
statements in application.
Sec. 528. Confidentiality of
information.
Sec. 529. Expedited processing
of applications; prohibition on fees.
Sec. 530. Higher education
assistance.
Sec. 531. GAO
report.
Subtitle E—Funding for the
Department of Homeland Security
Sec. 540. Effective
funding.
TITLE VI—Immigrant integration
and other reforms
Subtitle A—Strengthen and
unite communities with civics education and English skills
Chapter 1—Expanding English
literacy, United States history, and civics education
Sec. 601. Increased investment
in English literacy, United States history, and civics education under the
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act.
Sec. 602. Definitions of
English language learner.
Sec. 603. Credits for teachers
of English language learners.
Sec. 604. Research in adult
education.
Chapter 2—Supporting English
language acquisition and adult education in the workforce
Sec. 611. Credit for
employer-provided adult English literacy and basic education
programs.
Sec. 612. Presidential award
for business leadership in promoting United States citizenship.
Chapter 3—Building stronger
communities
Sec. 621. Office of Citizenship
and New Americans.
Sec. 622. Grants to
States.
Sec. 623. Authorized
activities.
Sec. 624. Reporting and
evaluation.
Sec. 625. New citizens award
program.
Sec. 626. Rule of
construction.
Sec. 627. Authorization of
appropriations.
Chapter 4—Grants
Sec. 631. Grants to support
public education and community training.
Sec. 632. Grant program to
assist applicants for naturalization.
Subtitle B—Emergency relief
for certain populations
Sec. 641. Adjustment of status
for certain Haitian orphans.
Sec. 642. Adjustment of status
for certain Liberian nationals.
Subtitle C—Wartime treatment
studies
PART I—Commission on Wartime
Treatment of European Americans
Sec. 651. Findings.
Sec. 652.
Definitions.
Sec. 653. Establishment of
commission on wartime treatment of european americans.
Sec. 654. Duties of the
European American Commission.
Sec. 655. Powers of the
European American Commission.
Sec. 656. Administrative
provisions.
Sec. 657. Authorization of
appropriations.
Sec. 658. Sunset.
PART II—Commission on Wartime
Treatment of Jewish Refugees
Sec. 661. Establishment of
Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees.
Sec. 662. Duties of the Jewish
Refugee Commission.
Sec. 663. Powers of the Jewish
Refugee Commission.
Sec. 664. Administrative
provisions.
Sec. 665. Authorization of
appropriations.
Sec. 666. Sunset.
PART III—Funding source for the
wartime studies
Sec. 671. Funding
source.
Subtitle D—State court
interpreter grant program
Sec. 681. Findings.
Sec. 682. State court
interpreter program.
Sec. 683. Authorization of
appropriations.
Subtitle E—Other
matters
Sec. 691. Adjustment of status
for certain victims of terrorism.
Sec. 692. Development of
assessment and strategy addressing factors driving migration.
Sec. 693. Sense of Congress on
increased United States foreign policy coherency in the Western
Hemisphere.
2.References to Immigration and Nationality
ActExcept as otherwise
expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms as 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.
3.In this Act:
(1)The term Department means the
Department of Homeland Security.
(2)The term Northern border means
the international land border between the United States and Canada.
(3)The term Secretary means the
Secretary of Homeland Security.
(4)The term Southern border means
the international land border between the United States and Mexico.
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border Enforcement</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="id89C36D24B2074A1AB56EA2B3B46AF592" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional Assets and Resources</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86DC0D2BD84E481DA3B61FE4DF4386DB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date triggers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5b7e3a72ddb9436986676844c7d4cd7b"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any effective date
provision or any other law, an alien in lawful prospective immigrant status may
not adjust status to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence under section 502 until—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F17606C57B44D43A72EBBBA2E62512B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary submits a written
certification to the President and Congress that the measures described in
subsection (b) are established, funded, and operational; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06e54ab779c34dfc991856a7c7debc65"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Attorney General submits a written
certification to the President and Congress that each of the measures described
in subsection (c) are established, funded, and operational.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA87278672C14BC19D717E013FCCCC68"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Measures by Department of Homeland
Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The measures
described in this subsection are established, funded, and operational
if—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd514864cc4f44d3ca37c9cf1d8210065"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) has—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA87EAD4A30E44D439830F68BAE33AA59"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a total force of 6,410 agents to
investigate violations of criminal law, including document and benefit fraud
and the cross-border smuggling of aliens, firearms, narcotics, and other
contraband;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3EB18A5826374125B807EDF4FB17210D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a total force of 185 worksite enforcement
auditors to support a worksite enforcement strategy that prioritizes developing
cases against employers committing serious violations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id335B1B129ABC4A6AAAEE78D392CE3EF2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">created and staffed an Immigration Benefit
and Document Fraud Task Force in each field office headed by a Special Agent in
Charge;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2c882328cccd4bc49bd46abef3337bb1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a nationwide plan with benchmarks to
dramatically increase the nationwide enrollment of an alternatives to detention
program that utilizes community-based nonprofit organizations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3216D98CD28E42ACB6CC43A5A11EB271"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implemented civil detention standards with
which each facility detaining immigrants is required to comply;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43FFF29618A74E1BA19C73FBC41AF87B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) has—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F8053B944E34841847514D5A8722277"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a total force of 21,000 United States
Border Patrol agents who have been hired, trained, and have reported for duty,
including increased numbers of personnel who conduct inspections for drugs,
contraband, and immigrants who are unlawfully present at ports of entry in the
United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc0e4b54ab2f14e9cb8185a3fe6b58840"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a total force of 21,500 officers who have
been hired, trained, and have reported for duty at the Office of Field
Operations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62D4E1C2F22347319E8A00CBA14D3237"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">7 unmanned aircraft systems deployed and
operational;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07E994C8B0864FBBA1259B6804DB2758"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remote video surveillance systems deployed
and operational at 300 sites;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C7B0247B2C2454297463BB25729A62E"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">200 scope trucks; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id177FD9C6C11144DA8F3A0B6B907A5CC9"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">56 mobile surveillance systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDffed36b13ee04e1ab32cb43128748047"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employment verification system
established under title III is fully operational and mandatory for all
employers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95C46076537A486B886CDA0B97131FA7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary has received, and is
processing and adjudicating in a timely manner, applications under title 5,
including conducting all necessary background and security checks required
under such title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D44E855028144228BA6DC5EBD3B2EFE"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Measures by Department of
Justice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The measures
described in this subsection are established, funded, and operational if the
Department of Justice has—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0233988acc1b4cdcaf8194b69efaa720"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">300 Assistant United States Attorneys in
place who prosecute criminal violations at the border; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd473eefa89042e190e5f59d07cb7e2a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">275 Immigration Judges in place with
appropriate support staff.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id961E6D8957F24CCC9F57B27401043DAC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Customs and border protection
personnel</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb911c05cfc6b4aeda3ce46a6d71f92cc"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Staff enhancements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58b80649501449a1993f6155dc2db008"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revisions to fiscal year allocations and
funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title II of the
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–83),
is amended by inserting <quote><added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"><italic>Provided further</italic>,
</added-phrase>That of the total amount provided, $40,000,000 shall be used to
pay the salaries and related compensation for 250 additional Customs and Border
Protection officers and 25 associated support staff personnel, who shall be
devoted to new inspection lanes at new land ports of entry on the Southwest
border</quote> before the period at the end of the first paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa8ed1775495e4b5eaa3caf0782f601c4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to positions authorized before
the date of the enactment of this Act and any officer vacancies within United
States Customs and Border Protection on such date, the Secretary shall hire,
train, and assign to duty, not later than September 30, 2013—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76945ee99f9a4df2a10dad626c4e20c9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2,500 full-time Customs and Border
Protection officers to serve on all primary, secondary, incoming, and outgoing
inspection lanes and enforcement teams at United States land ports of entry on
the Northern border;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID474426bd19634873a8626271d6537913"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2,500 full-time Customs and Border
Protection officers to serve on all primary, secondary, incoming, and outgoing
inspection lanes and enforcement teams at United States land ports of entry on
the Southern border; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc1f302bd91bf4fd692a07727e7f57ced"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">350 full-time support staff for all United
States ports of entry.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19af5b21573f41aeb6ab6ec989f78410"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of FTE Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive any limitation on
the number of full-time equivalent personnel assigned to the Department in
order to fulfill the requirements under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3bacfec49c094c909cfcdcefefe8a9f4"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19f8911674f94273a0f5cfed8792140d"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Outbound inspections</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 a report containing the
Department’s plans for ensuring the placement of sufficient United States
Customs and Border Protection officers on outbound inspections at all Southern
border land ports of entry to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDea5cb8f5e95e44e0a099a95dd842e375"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbf777e5200d44337b3cfb6dc3ebb426c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb36bc92f4f29488886c528144488a59e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSGA00">Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbf9bfd0008574df78bc0204feceb5064"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID074c17cf09bb4bb896e63f281d3ecf7c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural specialists</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, shall submit a report to the committees set forth in paragraph (1)
that contains plans for ensuring the placement of sufficient agriculture
specialists at all Southern border land ports of entry.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDee623e2c52db4012a5ea722b6cc125c9"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retention incentives and salaries</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe82f2d4b8dff4486a3a53a8c7829b26d"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retention payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the 6-year period beginning on
October 1, 2010, the Secretary may make incentive payments in an amount equal
to between $5,000 and $10,000 to qualified United States Customs and Border
Protection port of entry officers, to the extent necessary to retain such
officers. Not more than $55,000,000 in retention payments may be paid under
this paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID122564ae9c444f0883e72d489e0771b7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special rules for incentive
payments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28ae54fbf1a444d4857afb07178c8bf4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retention incentives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each payment made under paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0a13180480134bf08b831dbcb76c2b8c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be paid to each qualified employee,
in a lump sum, at the end of the fiscal year in which the employee is selected
by the Secretary, or a delegate of the Secretary, to receive such
payment;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbc1945434da44853abc40c913f54f1f8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not be limited solely to work
performance, but may be based on criteria such as—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd55f283e48114a238bb502770b853ce5"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comparative salaries for law enforcement
officers in other Federal agencies;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID411df7dab999411e9ed7b7b4e3662e3f"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">costs for replacement and training of a new
employee; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf51f0fac7b7044039ddee62b1c5a0b5f"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">volume of work at the port of entry;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbecd22b90a864d7583ec621e3c03c716"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be contingent upon the selected
employee signing an agreement, under penalty of perjury, to continue serving as
a United States Customs and Border Protection officer at a land port of entry
for at least 3 additional years; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38a7ff84aa9f43b8bfa8efb3e4f0a7e9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be subject to reimbursement if the
employee fails to complete the 3-year service requirement described in clause
(iii) due to voluntary or involuntary separation from service.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3580467ac6ab4fb88d9537394567f140"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID656bb57e36754d2b8be5ab28e493b4d9"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fiscal years 2011 through
2015</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of the fiscal
years 2011 through 2015, the Secretary may not make more than 500 incentive
payments under this subsection.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa459ff75989e42088e29d2bbb5c002b9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any employee who receives a retention
incentive payment under this subsection in a fiscal year shall not be eligible
to receive another such payment until the employee completes at least 2 years
of service with the Department after receiving such payment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0af3e695cac442fba64664b7e62d28ea" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secure communication; equipment; and grants
for border personnel</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe074258890384158a4fb21fc0aa99c8d"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secure communication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that each United
States Customs and Border Protection officer is equipped with a secure 2-way
communication and satellite-enabled device, supported by system
interoperability, which allows such officers to communicate—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA27A8B9FFBA048E3B521C77C399BB39A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">between ports of entry and inspection
stations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F38A6B09A4949C3AAF4241C1DB5FC32"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with other Federal, State, local, and
tribal law enforcement entities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc233615aedc643f49687079d981fc2c9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border area security initiative grant
program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF324BEF4436846C4A0AE8DD048E37315"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a program for
awarding grants for the purchase of detection equipment at land ports of entry
and mobile, hand-held, 2-way communication devices for State and local law
enforcement officers serving on the Southern border.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id637872F38B00412595412B44722943E8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated, for the 6-year period beginning on October 1,
2011, $30,000,000, which shall be used for grants authorized under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa0d466ec23af4aca8395f5cd1821838c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Infrastructure improvements and expansion
of land ports of entry</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7f546069522b4d039d93a982dac92180"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments to American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title VI of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5), under the heading entitled
<quote>Construction</quote> is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ff59ac3708e4981b90106d050fc0c52"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>U.S. Customs and Border
Protection owned</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb015300280d743a69a89dc46f7a581e6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote><italic>Provided
further,</italic> That $300,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure
improvements, expansion, and new construction (or reimbursement for new
construction costs incurred during fiscal years 2007 through 2012) of
high-volume ports of entry along the Northern border and the Southern border,
regardless of port ownership</quote> before the period at the end.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24b17703305442ac91f94a6ac56e71fb"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made
under subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as of the date of the enactment of such
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdb6551108ad444ada77f65b30914ca49" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional authorities for port of entry
construction</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6e47e971939f453faa6e0789959ee353"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to aid in the enforcement of
Federal customs, immigration, and agriculture laws, the Commissioner of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner may—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6bad08323dea4b68807c805f6fd18036"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">design, construct, and modify land ports of
entry and other structures and facilities, including living quarters for
officers, agents, and personnel;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe00bf367aef24f8982e80e7e080168ae"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquire, by purchase, donation, exchange,
or otherwise, land or any interest in land determined to be necessary to carry
out the Commissioner’s duties under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcdf6ef25439e4607a91390330daaf3f3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construct additional ports of entry along
the Southern border and the Northern border.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd6b61950764e4057b961ecc5509e0ee2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4293a61dfb2541a4b3b597a24a8d83a5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Locations for new ports of
entry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Secretary of State, the International Boundary and Water Commission, the
International Joint Commission, and appropriate representatives of States,
local governments, Indian tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)), and property
owners to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3b84aebb32134adb8395da074f5004a5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine locations for new ports of entry;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ca9a1ac97bc483cb38017d9bc9ada3a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">minimize adverse impacts from such ports on
the environment, historic and cultural resources, commerce, and quality of life
for the communities and residents located near such ports.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbb5a2b20a7354c0bafe06e73d9f34dd1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection may be
construed—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd4306f584e334ad99e59b1ec45d31e50"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to create any right or liability of the
parties described in paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbcc825dc707f40d3821f38821c95a4a1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to affect the legality and validity of any
determination under this Act by the Secretary; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID988026facfeb4f678415604fa9ff8fc0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to affect any consultation requirement
under any other law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID022ff091b7e84db1aac248c5df6f8750" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional increases in immigration
enforcement personnel</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70828a73720a4f31abf226624547f51f"><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>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID079e24eee9734cf8aaefa1efc8e32f67"><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 paragraph (1), during each of the fiscal years 2011 through
2015, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations,
increase by not less than 50 the number of positions for personnel within the
Department assigned to investigate alien smuggling.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1a3e33389eb54cc1a3f762610b10cbde"><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 such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9f2eda244a964351ae105c6c69c00c3e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>107.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional immigration court
personnel</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49131f4f75db471cb9ff6364bc6bdac6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of justice</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88ea707213534bf789887acf1c1f8738"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Litigation attorneys</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015,
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="ID869f4bf707c044fe884ac2b84def2d8e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration judges</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015,
the Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of appropriations for
such purpose—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69f27775402e4d159951d452d19808d9"><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="IDad7e856b7cdc4124800ee64facdb92e5"><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="ID8dc8743000f34e09bc9467d37deb7f33"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Staff attorneys</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015,
the Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of appropriations for
such purpose—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3d252c5e054f441db9ff1edf73b0855a"><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="IDddbc8e17c144438686ba57c3aa4a06e3"><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="IDdd5d30189bc54152b335b10e8542ef7e"><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 to the Attorney General for each of the fiscal
years 2011 through 2015 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
subsection, including the hiring of necessary support staff.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb3abbc8b8ccd48d7a9c92b56382d6d8c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improved training for border security and
immigration enforcement officers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that Customs and
Border Protection agents, U.S. Border Patrol agents, Immigration and Customs
Enforcement agents, and Agricultural Inspectors stationed within 100 miles of
any land or marine border of the United States or at any United States port of
entry receive appropriate training, prepared in collaboration with the Office
for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, in—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd9468bfe48b47539c7dec7db203b615"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying and detecting fraudulent travel
documents;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8186D7689FFE4FAB9C260EBF906A3292"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">civil, constitutional, and privacy rights
of individuals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07A516CE2F5A4A5EA16B66A289603C64"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limitations on the use of force, including
lethal force, against individuals apprehended or encountered while on duty;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45B3CCF8F66F4D5E84A97C4DA6356C50"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">screening, identifying, and addressing
vulnerable populations, including children, victims of crime and human
trafficking, and individuals fleeing persecution or torture.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa1dc16f14a56423c8c9d2913d6e6a679" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>109.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards of professional conduct</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7dc3708981ea479b9fe155e8ffacd8b2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish clear standards of
professional conduct for interaction with the public, for all United States
Customs and Border Protection agents, United States Border Patrol agents,
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and Agricultural
Inspectors stationed within 100 miles of any land or marine border of the
United States or at a United States port of entry.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID692edee4a79045478a29630fd0069af6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agents of the Department who are stationed
within 100 miles of any land or marine border of the United States or at a
United States port of entry—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb129ffd593474feda4bae10e4ba6f023"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not violate any law or any agency
policy, rule, or procedure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5b3f829ff5354d78a18dbff585431f12"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall obey all lawful orders;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2b0a11e77a1d49cfaaae9c794b27beb4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not engage in any on-duty or off-duty
conduct or activities that discredit on the agents, bring the agency into
disrepute, or impair its efficient and effective operation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43951951e3ee433784193b65a4f48c38"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall conduct themselves toward the public
in a civil and professional manner that demonstrates a service orientation and
fosters public respect and cooperation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4899993b0a34499f92f25e991ea364de"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall treat violators and perceived
violators with respect and courtesy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F7C7D163DB54941BA8A0DDD77E8E837"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall refrain from an officious or
overbearing attitude or language that belittles, ridicules, or intimidates
individuals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79F6DEEA6A544B36B2EA4C9D76A26883"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not unnecessarily delay the performance
of their duty;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcb978c04e73d42f9aae990220567c502"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall respect the civil rights and protect
the well-being of those in their charge, while adhering to their agency’s
use-of-force policy and recognizing the need to demonstrate authority and
control over suspects and detainees;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcb7f8471321c426e862bbf93312b68a8"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not use their authority as Federal
agents to resolve personal grievances, including those involving the officer,
family members, relatives, or friends; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88A26C9444D8461D9A13E165458F3B61"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall summon other on-duty personnel and a
supervisor if the agent’s personal involvement with a member of the public
would reasonably require law enforcement intervention.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb7e107dba91f47e0ae7e060484603d52"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oversight and evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop and implement
an officer evaluation and supervisor evaluation plan that applies the standards
described in subsection (b), ensures agent responsibility, and protects civil
rights by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6347c37fa43048f08c5b865ff60c9eb6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making adherence to the standards of
professional conduct a requirement for promotion from probationary to
journeyman status and as a central criterion in periodic evaluations and
further promotions of officers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID758a8dd15c584d2f8e9c9e30deb64296"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">holding managers and senior officers
responsible for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5bbde669c5bc4134b04771e6afcd1add"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performance according to these
standards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8af9dafdeb124180b346458054abb745"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessments of subordinates according to
these standards; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa0c7a570ec88455a896a0ec6bb5ebc15"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performance of their subordinates on these
standards, with meaningful penalties to supervisors for failures of
subordinates to adhere to such standards;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0defd29810ad4b9490173725cd9b3c6a"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing strong penalties for failures
to follow the standards of professional conduct; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb15911e0dad04b36bdf081c971ca3ffd"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not indemnifying agents that violate the
civil rights standards to which they are required to comply.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32be7fce39174d009ad468c37e756390"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The standards of conduct set forth in this
section are not an exhaustive treatment of requirements, limitations, or
prohibitions on agent conduct and activities established by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5793cd35ab7f47ba80c97890b0420116"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The standards of conduct established under
this section shall be posted at all ports of entry in locations easily viewed
by members of the public.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDea20eee3be704b138fcb819379fe929e"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Complaints</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Office for
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, shall establish a uniform and standardized
procedure for the public regarding complaints against U.S. Customs and Border
Protection agents, U.S. Border Patrol agents, and Agricultural Inspectors for
violations of standards of professional conduct that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50107457AED54BFA85E182429058C69B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires such agents and inspectors to
quickly review, effectively investigate, and meaningfully resolve
complaints;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC26B7EA80F4F4957891BA1DD3B2BFE19"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies patterns of abuse or
malfeasance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20120551CA5C4226870F6684DB758158"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is accessible, transparent, consistent,
effective, and fair;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID312000c7396e45869c7344d2f9fd8424"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is uniformly applied to all Border Patrol
Sectors and Ports of Entry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5e1321a9546a48bfa52bdc082a83180d"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specifies to whom, how, and where
complaints are to be filed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9118b7a352854703aad2a9874a75e2a9"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is posted in a publicly visible place at
all ports of entry and interior checkpoints and is accessible in multiple
languages;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99435040efbb4234b95b2c354ae366ae"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allocates a sufficient percentage of the
funding appropriated to the Department for enforcement initiatives to provide
staff and resources commensurate with the quantity of complaints
submitted;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5bfa41a876424b03ad3385199a1ea035"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a publicly accessible national,
standardized database capable of tracking and analyzing complaints and their
resolution; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9b4599cb71354b76ae82aba4b29313ee"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes copies of complaints and their
resolutions publicly accessible and permanently preserved and available for
inspection, while maintaining the confidentiality of complainants’
identities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID991371c350594a4f81b969b0e0780003"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Complainants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb02be2887e504231b0a878ed94007f64"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible complainants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any interested party or legal
representative may file a complaint against the Department for violation of
standards of professional conduct through the complaint procedure established
under subsection (f).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36015e304f0944dbbdf4edf20a00f1d8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retaliation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Law enforcement officers may not engage in
any action against a complainant in retaliation for filing a complaint under
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf1583a343a71419ba8ca09506fde9429"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on use of
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A United States
employee may not—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09DD3927F50A475B85742D4FAE30A8E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use any information received from a
complaint filed under this section to initiate removal proceedings or removals
against any person filing the complaint or identified in the complaint;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BB02E9215224289A02A2533E90A3CB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remove any individual involved in a
complaint filed under this section while the complaint is pending.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0621ae7a898344c0bebdb3f4f40b68d1"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information from the complaint that relates
to a specific individual involved in a complaint may not be published if it
would result in the identification of the individual.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2731edce9ee44d95ac440e02348b0d7e"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department shall provide assistance to
complainants seeking to file complaints under this subsection, including
language assistance, accommodations for disabilities, and accurate and complete
responses to their questions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID717ea889ed684ff98d8e7ea0c430d858"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E27804894E140279338BD4C2983584A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit an annual report
to the congressional committees set forth in paragraph (2) that
describes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF788045A2C6449C4B9C27B5E6E3CB8F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number and type of complaints received
in each sector;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4FA80969B314D9C86630F77F4109E03"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demographic information about the
complainants;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45BC5BFA05CF41478200E9075CFC604B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of the investigations conducted
to determine whether the alleged violations of professional standards occurred,
including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E95629FDC2A40819FD66D39FBEDB635"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which standards were violations of
standards;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03172A674EF24053AE242FD4A2F63FFB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any disciplinary actions taken; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C89743B5C054FDFB1BC6DF3AF15BF57"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any complaint patterns that could be
prevented or reduced by policy or practice changes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID855061577e0e4c0d9832c1687c312365"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The congressional committees set forth in
this paragraph are—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C042AAE4572430A8A83EAD72B71695F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSGA00">Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4AD82AC372D6471BB75B15A1ECDA9961"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A664C2F0A694A3D9054C8D4C7C4C111"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id762420D158354B94873E799CAE27BED0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9CD64749E1EE4130A2F0CB24F37D7E3F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99d9018920e6412db629e2f675eed824" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>110.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inventory of assets and personnel</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9449e178f13a4884bfd2f404dcba3975"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inventory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall identify and
inventory—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D36445846D94E05AE73DCE1FE68A872"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the assets, equipment, supplies, and other
physical resources dedicated to border security and enforcement before any of
the increases authorized under this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8318E8974714C9D8E5A61C5FC41B2BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the personnel and other human resources
dedicated to border security and enforcement before any of the increases in
personnel and other human resources authorized under this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID953fbc746add4c6db94ecf1681f14930"><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 the inventory required
under subsection (a) to the congressional committees set forth in section
108(h)(2).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9648afb1812044419773730e6628f9d0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Customs border patrol and border protection
assets</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23fb1bd007d94fda8be8d61430a1cd76"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Personal equipment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2c6f3dd77bf84906839d9541015f2a53"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Body armor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that each border
patrol agent—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80FE530BF0FD449E850C8943508C5C22"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is issued high-quality body armor that is
appropriate for the climate and risks faced by the agent;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37240972B7C44211905E372FFB504B07"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is permitted to select body armor from
among a variety of approved brands and styles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16F1A4A611C3424BAB492D327EBF6970"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is strongly encouraged, but not required,
to wear such body armor whenever practicable; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E6B0AEB233D4B179486B977ACF0B75E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is issued replacement body armor not less
frequently than once every 5 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2793a3d013284ea39b25457a463c35ce"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Weapons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB002AC640FAF41B7B0F2ECC2A9708FB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">border patrol 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;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CD0D6C7F7C14F55A405FE9A11D40898"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the policies of the Department
authorize all agents to carry weapons that are suited to the potential threats
that they face.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39d589955ac34c609d7e2a4a8be4f0b6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Uniforms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that all agents
are provided, at no cost to such agents—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA2A397ED2B34D668CE0B86560433C74"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all necessary uniform items, including
outerwear suited to the climate, footwear, belts, holsters, and personal
protective equipment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4038B9C4673A42808CCD36D3721A8993"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">replacement uniform items as such items
become worn or unserviceable or no longer fit properly.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe57ae6ed2f9e4fd5955d70824530f6a8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Helicopters and power boats</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID661544d58d2b4d42b0835004e8896934"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Helicopters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF45B29A158D407CA13ACD8F4A4F0365"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a review of the helicopters needed
by the Border Patrol;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A35FF095DAA4EC1AD3809ACF2DBF9EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary determines that the number
of helicopters is insufficient, increase the number of helicopters under the
control of the Border Patrol; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B10F897AF1A480787DBD9BBDB95A278"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that appropriate types of
helicopters are procured for the various missions being performed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8f6fb54e0058461a8466e162ba8ecba7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Power boats</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16C1D8E7EC80442ABD11609ECEC99DF3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a review of the power boats needed
by the Border Patrol;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67766FCB71D145B18BFAFE6F43515B60"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary determines that the number
of power boats is insufficient, increase the number of power boats under the
control of the Border Patrol; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB151C4A716784AC2A2C09FDCC70635DC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the types of power boats that
are procured are appropriate for the waterways in which they are used and the
mission requirements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc0a4435fa43b4881b5a0751b9cfe60da"><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="ID56ac39762bae4551968a870769f2663c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a standard policy on the use of
the helicopters and power boats procured under this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10ff826e4ea44a7fae0724fa535a0d28"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implement training programs for the Border
Patrol 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="ID2b4352e1482f49a793bfd99c2ef0b1b6"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motor vehicles</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82c4dbe60f364e39af9a6ffbf852b728"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quantity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B5FD90CE1044795AAAEBF3056B11774"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a review of the motor vehicles
needed by the Border Patrol;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AD2F12077EC43EE9243D7A5C075B054"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary determines that the number
of motor vehicles is insufficient, establish a fleet of motor vehicles
appropriate for use by the Border Patrol; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF3CD6AF7DC8420BA3DDF55CFA304BA1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that there are sufficient numbers
and types of other motor vehicles to support the mission of the Border
Patrol.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ace9fde158848b8834000004fc72178"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Features</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All motor vehicles purchased for the Border
Patrol shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfcec0d68bfd14ccc8d092e3af2a0a38f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be appropriate for the mission of the
Border Patrol; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd9ae2e24d3ae4aa8abe99be01252d6aa"><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><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfbc2d7abda504864b0e89e40fa30fb58"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic equipment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70d19673558e4f14bac80cc9242f7935"><enum>(1)</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 Border Patrol—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C7E232C44D94E81A7970B178797203D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is equipped with a portable computer with
access to all necessary law enforcement databases; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1825F580A4984524BA40D98BCFF49174"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is otherwise suited to the unique
operational requirements of the Border Patrol.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06d19455985b49ceb7125c8ab99ffec1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Radio equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall augment the radio
communications system of the Border Patrol so that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4EBE49F593A042C6AC4EC21958E35B2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all law enforcement personnel working in
each area where Border Patrol operations are conducted have clear and encrypted
2-way radio communication capabilities at all times; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33B0FA90790E4583946FC3923EA7A0A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each portable communications device is
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>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9a4dd57eb3a7451caeeea38797bf8f1d"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Handheld global positioning system
devices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary
determines that a class of Border Patrol agents each need a handheld global
positioning system device to effectively and safely carry out his or her
duties, the Secretary shall ensure that each such agent is issued a
state-of-the-art handheld global positioning system device for navigational
purposes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc37de33d252f4be6b605ea02fa723204"><enum>(4)</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 Border Patrol agent working during the hours of
darkness to be equipped with a portable night vision device.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78e9b077d9b94af9b805a6ce2cfa942f"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 2011
through 2015 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID263d3bbb211549da9f88ab93c9c7d3e6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>112.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technological assets</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf3c213286e92465f942a1a69a524c940"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acquisition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of
appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall procure additional
unmanned aerial systems, aircrafts, cameras, poles, ground sensors, and other
technologies necessary to achieve effective control of the land and maritime
borders of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56da4ef3f4c349b5acae4bcff2efdd01"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unmanned aircraft and associated
infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall acquire and maintain unmanned aerial systems for use on the border,
including related equipment such as—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa8ebf760bfec4b7883f744f63d9ab4ce"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional sensors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85b64bbacf4244c68a8692a20f2d0e36"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">critical spares;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID199ca9d22aa541a9977d43092b8ae3e1"><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="ID3f06e0864c8b49eb934fe10c8d45a78e"><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="IDc44aa4ff1c1240d58c959f5dec181f30"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Privacy and civil liberties
assessments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
consultation with the Attorney General, shall conduct a privacy impact
assessment and a civil liberties impact assessment before the deployment of new
technologies under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID781ac4424d754f4bac9d1e1334034f0f"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb56859fe4eb242dabd52ae4384087ee1"><enum>(1)</enum><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 2011
through 2015 to carry out subsections (a) and (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfc5355ad64d54fa79c5e5cd1040ef1c4"><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="ID85053e29decd4534967bfa9e0944fc28" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>113.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Surveillance technologies programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc0cef6aa45964331804695b043de59cf"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aerial surveillance program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa5e3d4ff892346f1bac8cdba447a9725"><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 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note) and subject to the availability of
appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall continue to fully
integrate and utilize aerial surveillance technologies, including unmanned
aerial systems, that the Secretary determines to be necessary to enhance the
security of the border between the United States and Canada and the border
between the United States and Mexico.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5c6c84626e6943658519344731201adc"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment and consultation
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdb3ff5250eb148f38d29c10d8dcd216b"><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="ID342e5ce2a56141109e49c81d6bd6a2af"><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="ID515530cd6be44a27b717cd9a82f89d75"><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 a
border of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf1e31c0678554d49b48973652eb31478"><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><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4240df75a8b34499b8dc314c727b3155"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with the Secretary of State with
respect to any foreign policy or international law implications relating to the
implementation or conduct of the program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc98a3610cf4945059041f1d5a2b50c40"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a privacy impact assessment and
civil liberties impact assessment before the deployment of the new technologies
under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09fd20a4c5894612abdbb7e12bb22506"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation of technologies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The aerial surveillance program authorized
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 the international border of the United
States, to evaluate, for a range of circumstances—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21feced331fe4fcab31dc423e6319307"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the significance of previous experiences
with such technologies in border security or critical infrastructure
protection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID320793b7f7704d559cbb8de781a01010"><enum>(B)</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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2da3fc84641b4a53aabf0fa792af8fe0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">liability, safety, civil liberties, and
privacy concerns relating to the utilization of such technologies for border
security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61A473B5304F4EAA9DF7067304FC0862"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional reviews</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with sections 222 and 705 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 142 and 345), the Chief Privacy
Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties shall conduct
additional reviews, as necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe4c353a50b644807a5fa638539e05ea0"><enum>(5)</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 in use as of the
date of the enactment of this Act while assessing the effectiveness of the
utilization of such technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00866c0ba5824b6a93cc1adcad5d0a5f"><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 for each of the
fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to carry out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3fb732732519452191fd77257994c161"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Integrated and automated surveillance
program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a8dfe6ae48148128a521e994f3a10f0"><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 systems, cameras, poles, sensors, satellites, radar coverage,
and other technologies necessary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92983AB4C92B4C9FAB9CF2D1CC1A53B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to achieve effective control of the
Northern border and the Southern border; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F617631C7754B2496FAEE6603C36C8C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish a security perimeter known as
a <quote>virtual fence</quote> along such international borders to provide a
barrier to unauthorized immigration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID002084b4e2db4a7aa25b4096e9875095"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program components</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program under this
subsection, the Secretary, to the maximum extent feasible, shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDae7b1d5f2e6840b1b15f4c9296461d08"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">utilize integrated technologies that
function cohesively in an automated fashion;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82125d064fde4811826b76b37af41ec7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use a standard process to collect, catalog,
and report intrusion and response data collected under the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24d713a2dff945f99d3ce4c9ecf96e8a"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that future 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="ID448955209587456abcd60273f196eea7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and apply performance measures to
evaluate whether the program is providing desired results by increasing
response effectiveness in monitoring and detecting unauthorized intrusions
along the Northern border and the Southern border;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc655a01fda134a4eb4cc653374d2b50b"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop plans, in accordance with relevant
environmental laws, 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="IDa117bd8bd80e43348c2d7f31c188bded"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop standards to expand the shared use
of existing private and governmental structures to install remote surveillance
technology infrastructure to the extent possible; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb33dd76d20804f6b83bd54acf87884b4"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop standards to identify and deploy
the use of nonpermanent or mobile surveillance platforms that will increase the
Secretary’s mobility and ability to identify unauthorized border
intrusions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa5f0009754574e8caf12f92ad9e3ae09"><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 for each of the
fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to carry out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idB925FC7B0E434D83A82DF1803BC9A2EE" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhanced Coordination and Planning for
Border Security</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0ff327ad50c349f5bc95b7a47ca36666" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>121.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report on improving North American
security information exchange</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDae2604595711421a95cbedc470dfc92f"><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 a report to Congress that describes the progress made
during the most recent 12-month period in improving the effectiveness with
which information relating to North American security is exchanged between the
Governments of the United States, of Canada, and of Mexico.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaf9b4058d8b4499a9a73fb0d6393ab1e"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc28e76391fcd4fe29c5c89763c28fb3a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Security clearances and document
integrity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report
submitted under subsection (a) shall describe 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="ID52620140b5f1401db7f742e52c21a2a9"><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="IDa67c7bee9de44eb784f5fd8bbb1a5728"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">passports;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ff117e24caf4e3c89409aaeba9152eb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">visas; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6c52cb8d1c354085b055d2e4e2fce23f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permanent resident cards;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12da610c90a146ce8130aa37604651e4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the joint efforts of the United States,
Canada, and Mexico to encourage foreign governments to enact laws that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85F446820720423B846F93C6967D89CE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">combat alien smuggling and trafficking;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E82867EA4154A6A811FE996B5B568A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">forbid the use and manufacture of
fraudulent travel documents; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37878befc7f6448eab2dccc0b1d5107b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">efforts made to ensure that other countries
meet proper travel document standards and are committed to travel document
verification before the nationals of such countries travel internationally,
including travel to the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9706d13a403743e9a20ea433fd271d1e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration and visa
management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report
submitted under subsection (a) shall describe the progress made in sharing
information regarding high-risk individuals who attempt to enter Canada,
Mexico, or the United States, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf0f1f787422b414db2b9cd14404f795c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="ID3fa2c09a2a854abc925167f7a09835df"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying and analyzing trends related to
immigration fraud, including asylum and document fraud.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90fbbffee66d46d4add5ffd0de09b026"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visa policy coordination and immigration
security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report
submitted under subsection (a) shall describe the progress made by Canada,
Mexico, and the United States to enhance North American security by cooperating
on visa policy and identifying best practices regarding immigration security,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID427a527e8195443cb09bbea3525d0ae5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="IDf4606a1cba5c45aaa4debdd035efda67"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="ID3369b7dbc86244f2a06124b3d3ecb519"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">application process;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b8845bd60094ce896a38de2b8b7ba1f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interview policy;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdec647a2a3fd4d3ebe26dc789e65fac2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">general screening procedures;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa296fd62f75147c899773fafe45f9a20"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">visa validity;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70db8a31c85f42e8aac8167fa019425a"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">quality control measures; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77bbbe9c6aab4282b48bab200175378b"><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="ID18e8f9bcc3af4807bf973323208f80e1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="ID69fc6670f0bb46b59f6dbefee8d650b2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and implementing an immigration
security strategy for North America that utilizes 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="IDf8bc03d8a3fb4779a6c14b0041765ce3"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">real-time sharing of information on lost
and stolen passports 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="ID71ef6bd50ffe4fb5888bfd1efc93292e"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collecting 10 fingerprints from each
individual who applies for a visa.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78ea1f9d833949c6afe9ae075627a4b0"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">North american visitor overstay
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report submitted
under subsection (a) shall describe the progress made by Canada and the United
States in implementing parallel entry-exit tracking systems that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1DA26A63C62416C9F67C9776B4FE728"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">respect the privacy laws of both countries;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50D064AFCBFA4260AA9BC3A83C531FE9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">share information regarding third country
nationals who have overstayed their period of authorized admission in Canada or
the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55f951754e8a45d1821f9a82216c1525"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terrorist watch lists</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report submitted under subsection (a)
shall describe the capacity of the United States to combat terrorism through
the coordination of counterterrorism efforts, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6695bc92979746dfbe511af8a46d82eb"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and implementing bilateral
agreements between Canada and the United States and between Mexico and the
United States—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A5D9E56E8C442B68416AD84FACB0CB2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to govern the sharing of terrorist watch
list data; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C73D0072A8748998970BFDEF1B08151"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to comprehensively enumerate the uses of
such data by the governments of each country;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1589fe2d5dff40dd9358a62bcf8e13df"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing appropriate linkages among
Canada, Mexico, and the United States Terrorist Screening Center;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0ff01aeab7d04d6c923e327f6abd03ad"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing a multilateral watch list
mechanism that would facilitate direct coordination between the country that
identifies individuals on a watch list and the country that owns such list,
including procedures that satisfy security concerns, comply with privacy laws,
and are consistent with the other laws of each participating country;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdc33c705720a4e44baeac374909c9d14"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing transparent standards and
processes that enable innocent individuals to remove their names from a watch
list.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID311d0d8b78204e28913e7e1770ce6ff2"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Money laundering, currency smuggling, and
alien smuggling</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report
submitted under subsection (a) shall describe improvements made in information
sharing and law enforcement cooperation in combating organized crime,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID954c08fb60e54971beba83252f24396c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="ID78e30b01808140b39568d61675c69576"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="ID6b4ac40d2bcd45eb992bd61a67ea8d0b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="ID587ea5c8170a445081640cdef5daa1b5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="IDe9fc477b7472496187f8c0b689f6ba66"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="IDb3c0572c8bc044c18f9758ea008ade58"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="IDf733b7fe2ace430e9e604d1f40d6b27a"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Law enforcement cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report submitted under subsection (a)
shall describe enhancements in law enforcement cooperation among Canada,
Mexico, and the United States, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id803450E389754F5AB0FD8E51E5C44B48"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhanced technical assistance for the
development and maintenance of a national database built upon identified best
practices to identify suspected criminals or terrorists;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73361C45D2D04490B990918983B932AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the feasibility of establishing law
enforcement teams that include personnel from the United States and Mexico;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CBE4D21A0A7457590257AD89E36FB21"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appropriate procedures for such
multinational teams.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8f9f0441b86942fe9adcb0b18d4ab3c1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>122.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation with the Government of
Mexico</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39138fec298f4951acd2c94fb180c762"><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 appropriate officials of the
Government of Mexico to improve coordination between the United States and
Mexico to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaf344da5ffa94d48b6cef5f0f555420a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve border security along the
international border between the United States and Mexico;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID130a5ab9fed649728fc00dbae7c55da7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce human trafficking and smuggling
between the United States and Mexico;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdc944df3721f4b6599c1170d4c9070fc"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce drug trafficking and smuggling
between the United States and Mexico;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3de2b0ac70904948b696a97651a88453"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce gang membership in the United States
and Mexico;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID901e2d73231b41ef9ecb8e0f0c30af9e"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce violence against women in the United
States and Mexico; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69857362598d4db99959d0f72402d2d1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce other violence and criminal
activity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa3c1b3b867fc42a9b4d16abb8add94a9"><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 appropriate officials of the Government of Mexico to educate
citizens and nationals of Mexico regarding their eligibility for nonimmigrant
status in the United States to ensure that such citizens and nationals are not
exploited while working in the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6c832bf7fdfc41479513ce4d27070e22"><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 appropriate officials of the Government of Mexico to
encourage circular migration of citizens and nationals of Mexico, including
assisting in the development of economic opportunities and the provision of job
training for such citizens and nationals.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33e9007e6d404bb380a7c0526d55f2e8"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in cooperation with State
and local government officials in the United States, shall cooperate with their
counterparts in Mexico to enhance border security structures along the
international border between the United States and Mexico, as authorized by
this title, by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ae06743cc2f424e9f0edd77ef44fc2c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">soliciting the views of affected
communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73b904048c154e48a2ede3645af1a4f2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lessening tensions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaca182e5f1da4cc09094fff931489558"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fostering greater understanding and
stronger cooperation on border security structures and other important security
issues of mutual concern.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4963d2f29cc943429270c6b803bcaf20"><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
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to Congress that describes the actions taken by the
United States and Mexico under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46550017b22e4bbdb8c3258cf4eb8e65" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>123.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhanced international
cooperation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Attorney
General, in cooperation with the Secretary of State, shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcc76721de466497d8e6730507f1f06fb"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assign agents of the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to the United States mission in Mexico to
work with Mexican law enforcement agencies in conducting investigations
relating to firearms trafficking and other criminal enterprises;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1971c37dd6044705a9894d88c162745c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the equipment and technological
resources necessary to support such investigations and to trace firearms
recovered in Mexico; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39a1899d7bdc407f8886ff91f0c304a4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support the training of Mexican law
enforcement officers in serial number restoration techniques, canine explosive
detection, and anti-trafficking tactics.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6f7709a7a44c4992a61858c27efbd643" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>124.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion of commerce security
programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67db6f87da384d9d85a3f08e3bf25ec2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Customs-trade partnership against
terrorism</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf55b102b81c94c2ebb7691afa6e1c8f8"><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 programs of the Customs-Trade Partnership
Against Terrorism established pursuant to section 211 of the SAFE Port Act (6
U.S.C. 961), including adding additional personnel for such programs along the
Northern border and the Southern border.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08B7F4CF240349C383A343D71304659E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">C–TPAT programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The programs referred to in paragraph (1)
include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd67f8858a81a46e5a312bf7967075e45"><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="ID79d42b88ea9b463abe0d0f47a21e08fb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Carrier Initiative Program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDddc5b3809b4540bd88f7a7cbc21b5a17"><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="ID42c03fa058c642399f74a4928c8c8912"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Container Security Initiative
established pursuant to section 205 of the SAFE Port Act (6 U.S.C. 945);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2bbcd0fa776f4304948493a72f0baa92"><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="ID9570ec6060174ba69f4d60db581801b6"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other industry partnership programs
administered by the Commissioner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd107428d3cd74dfcad9e2eff1048a413"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demonstration programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD4FDE4C88E34A0188183818202F8295"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implement, on a demonstration basis, a
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program, which has been
successfully implemented along the Northern border and along the Southern
border; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37871923FC1A4FBBACF3281DC37719EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a demonstration program to
develop a cooperative trade security system to improve supply chain
security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49991d2d01434f0da143130afd960bcf" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>125.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northern and Southern Border Drug
Prosecution Initiative</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa538a1c2dc4048b6ae77e2fdac2cb632"><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">Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Attorney General shall reimburse State and county
prosecutors located in States along the Northern border or the Southern border
of the United States for prosecuting federally initiated and referred drug
cases.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ecefb80c3394e81979b8f03f3563224"><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 2011 through 2015 to carry out subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2401b8e42f6b4ddfbc5d3795ceca873d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>126.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project Gunrunner Initiative</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1853f89b205c4af2b4b547c6c63a73b8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall dedicate and
expand the resources provided for the Project Gunrunner Initiative of the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (referred to in this
section as <quote>ATF</quote>) to identify, investigate, and prosecute
individuals involved in the trafficking of firearms across the Southern
border.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa9b2ba536d614e11b72c95453b15653e"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Attorney
General shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID196d2650c96a4043b7a9c9a5da425826"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assign additional ATF agents to the area of
the United States adjacent to the Southern border to support the expansion of
Project Gunrunner teams;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf9f40148b089482aab49a7cd4767b182"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish not fewer than 1 Project
Gunrunner team in each State along the Southern border; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa6b10cce8e1c48f4828d1ca76eeea743"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate with the heads of other relevant
Federal law enforcement agencies and State and local law enforcement agencies
to address firearms trafficking in a comprehensive manner.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID655593299fc647a9ba8b02158e38051d"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional staff</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General may—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87C1EB85575F4D76B617E7C6063CD44F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hire additional ATF agents for Project
Gunrunner; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA22573CD8AC947059B5233591A0876F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">utilize whatever additional resources are
needed to adequately support Project Gunrunner.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID848e25a34ceb4d16b83a97441330d5af"><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 $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 and
2012 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64F1284A5592428991900B6EE751B7A6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>127.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operation Streamline Prosecution
Initiative</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6298fbb8b77944b59c46e83f67bb06dc"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Attorney
General, shall submit a report to the congressional committees set forth in
subsection (b) that describes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb9792ce179794d26b1e8a48a49a47b1f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the operational goals and oversight
mechanisms of Operation Streamline and similar programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3a74b6f401f14e34ad0d54eac698dc8c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated costs of seeking Federal
court prosecution and jail time for all unauthorized entrants—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF823B3A310BE45218B180FAF25800877"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">before their referral to immigration court
removal proceedings; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id242DA20F76554DA5B40E75786BE019ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who are initially referred to immigration
courts upon apprehension;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25d6f4671dcc4da498e589ffe0314724"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated costs for Federal resources
to effectively implement Operation Streamline in each Border Patrol sector,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35C83AF94A434697BC11883637484F31"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sufficient judicial resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC6ED1DC6F5248B8A3E27CD7C3A40142"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal Public Defenders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3BDEF113AEA64CEEBB75D8502DEA3320"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States Marshals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8813C32BAF0F4329A2E4F24D4D6180ED"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">detention facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id902C1A2077524E9289BDF80DE65ED7E5"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States Attorneys; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF98BD38931464BDD8D86083A8CDA791A"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other costs incurred in active
areas;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12354c4d034e458cb010a3c47098fdce"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact of Operation Streamline on
Federal prosecutorial initiatives focused on curbing border violence, including
enhanced use of investigations and prosecutions for money laundering or other
financial offenses to disrupt—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9C89FA2B32B4D6DBEB0EBFFAE19006D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the illicit firearms trade;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46E6BFAA41F043F9AF803052112ECBEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">human smuggling; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90504A12AF04403D93C552F8262C8E8B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cross-border drug and currency
trafficking;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f82fa15a117436ba29a5b49a8cf2097"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact of Operation Streamline on
discretionary prosecutorial decisions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcf432fb714bd4a32b815f47efeed1c8f"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">during the 3-year period ending on the date
of the enactment of this Act—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B6D3226030A4720B245510434EC9372"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs incurred for detentions,
prosecutions, and incarcerations for immigrant offenses under Operation
Streamline;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id866E3FEAEF4A40778AC3A18AE6D004B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of Federal prosecutions for drug
trafficking, human smuggling, white-collar crimes, civil rights violations,
environmental crimes, and other criminal cases in areas utilizing Operation
Streamline initiatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID160fec0f7b9548f793fd97ed336e1df3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the length of imprisonment, names,
convictions, and locations of prisons used to incarcerate individuals arrested
under Operation Streamline;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe604cdc669d447be943194e29c5c2fa4"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of Federal convictions obtained
under Operation Streamline, including the number of convictions for nonviolent
immigration offenses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID553b4837ca1f411394c0b210fa788a16"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the rates of Federal prosecutions and
convictions in districts along the Southern border compared to such rates in
other districts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1b74e7171b0b48378b579208f4892951"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interviews with criminal defense attorneys
who have represented defendants charged under Operation Streamline,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2FEEF49F0E54D6289B3E29B5A1EBD90"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a review of the opportunity for arrestees
to consult with immigration attorneys before they are convicted for immigration
offenses; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24F69B8C5D9A4822A24F3546DC8B7B90"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ratio of defendants to defense
attorneys.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7135e7e4742e4c079770d9b8bb0dfe9b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The congressional committees set forth in
the subsection are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcbba1aaf65474722b7d8c5f14fbb7e74"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSAP00">Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8bfb354b625947ffa423929bf6bc98b8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0e77bad15c4b45098e66bf4acca601b7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSGA00">Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDab1165d382894ca4a2838bf0018996dd"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6aeb2f2d1ca64f5a9dd551d00862a43b"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe85a34647b29486dbd0f7c6e3982bfe4"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4969795630b846f69e0ad822c5a3b4fc"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the
submission of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary, in coordination
with the Attorney General, shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE95C2DD5D6AF4B74AA1D48F88770D8BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the future viability of Operation
Streamline; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B3CAE232620438F8A375AFB63408001"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether to continue or terminate
Operation Streamline.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID989ecafdfd3d450f9259348da584058e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>128.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border Relief Grant Program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf9d4dcbfedf7457a94081d48a79faffc"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants authorized</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0a2d1506be324bde8914b739a073b595"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General may award grants, on a
competitive basis, to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa777e795755940aa8225a44d66fc1ebf"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible law enforcement agencies or a
coalition of such agencies, including sheriff’s offices, police departments,
and tribal police departments; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ceedf2cd37a494ebcdcae58e0e9218d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">institutions of higher education that
provide assistance to law enforcement agencies in counties described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (e)(1) to provide the resources described
in subsection (b)(4).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42b582724be143c5b1b9b1b04de61453"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants for the uses described
in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b), the Attorney General shall
give priority to law enforcement agencies—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08f385d0435b49b9bd7c4280c8c2def9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">located in a county that is within 100
miles from the Northern border or the Southern border; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6dd957b4a5fb48b791b11cd19adf3703"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that are in compliance with Federal and
State racial profiling laws and guidelines.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID360db7257bdc402e8dbfb9823d0e8c78"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under this section may not
exceed 2 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11B16473C29A4F1CAA930F90AFB89BA8"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsequent grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grantee desiring continued grant funding
after the expiration of the initial grant shall reapply for such
funding.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2a3138fb673e4fbb8dec4a770fe7bfe1"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General may not award a grant
under this section to any applicant that is under investigation for a violation
of Federal or State racial profiling laws or guidelines.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52fc361af9a6493499775379dd5ec3d1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under this section may only
be used to provide—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id787DDADAD7994791A5E831EB974BA95C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional resources for eligible law
enforcement agencies to address drug-related criminal activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96727D3102294779A7866CF15D24A3DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training and technical assistance related
to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ab1eec9fa5740a0a60634647b6295ca"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">narcotics-related kidnaping negotiation and
rescue tactics;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa43f24455e604fc293e371113469b515"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">intelligence and information sharing on
drug trafficking organizations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40e57bcefa5248adbe6a0b5a353dea11"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the interdiction of narcotics, weapons, and
illegal drug proceeds;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE562C88C579B4580850B868941A70EE4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resources to combat criminal activities
along the Northern border and the Southern border by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4124e56ee70a4dba8c897b7c5d8c6c63"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obtaining, upgrading, or maintaining
equipment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd586a76c975145009fff70ae6969de4d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hiring additional personnel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4635fa628f364f91ac9815809e8ea680"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reimbursing operational expenditures,
including overtime and transportation costs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30f883fc54ad4a4eb9896798fb740f27"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing other assistance necessary to
address drug-related criminal activity;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ae0448da6cd4d94aab9536abec49859"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resources to facilitate information sharing
and collaboration by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID890d30f89cb341f5ad50b4263a5b920b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing, maintaining, or enhancing
multi-jurisdictional intelligence gathering and sharing activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID765c76ce314c446da2e1609a43652cf5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitating regional crime prevention and
reduction efforts; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe4a2b623b8864ee6a0c1e5fe590f1c78"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strengthening partnerships between Federal,
State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc5b77e007b83472c990c598ac40f44b5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resources to enhance jails, community
corrections, and detention operations by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9d91228cd08d4be18e8e5501bc6f318a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving the administration and operations
of correction functions related to reducing and preventing criminal narcotics
activity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID992e723cc2264d21b8dafc10aa6a1c24"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving access to intelligence and
collaboration between law enforcement and correctional system personnel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23fd2df7d6a44b65b63d2a44790935bf"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reducing the recidivism rates of drug
offenders; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID101b0a717f3b4931a71893f7971ef05e"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hiring detention, probation, parole, and
other corrections personnel for implementation of the efforts described in this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2d4d6e75fece4c99a721c76ddc0c514e"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25ae67701a1f4d839d58350330f25e59"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible law enforcement agency or
coalition of such agencies seeking a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and
accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may reasonably
require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4af0aed6918249f69f31c850db5ce642"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each application submitted under paragraph
(1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID923ff2e35dcd41c793a0518a89ee7048"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe the activities for which
assistance under this section is sought;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85d8c9c6db7d40a69aa0e1c1753828a7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disclose whether the applicant has been
investigated for, or convicted of, a violation of Federal or State racial
profiling laws; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0f6568d1ec924f6299d16affa8a8c6a8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide such additional assurances as the
Attorney General determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the
requirements under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9ef63825784f4af4befa1da7b76f2806"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monitoring and oversight</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ceb63d27edf4930a56354e30a45dc64"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each grantee under this section shall
submit a report to the Attorney General that documents the use of grant funds
received under this section, including an assessment of their utility
in—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A0B5508A4EE4872A39E41A0E271D23D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protecting border community safety;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FD27A6800F943AB93142D677CBDA1C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preventing smuggling activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC7841D9D4EA4066BFC667735F02EB2A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">apprehending persons involved in violence
and organized crime.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46b1e370cea148398480831a111eb582"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall analyze the
information contained in the reports submitted under paragraph (1) to determine
whether the grantee—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD002870B618A4F4EA1DE35E35F127BAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">used grant funds appropriately; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5819695E6BAC4DD4B1CB806D66A100DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">should be considered for a renewal
grant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd0497d766252438ca3a199041b7d0471"><enum>(e)</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="ID4fe86d35ddbf4b66ad1a76ea59fb2e0d"><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 State, tribal, or local
law enforcement agency, including a community corrections agency and any agency
that employs prosecutors, probation officers, or parole officers, which is
located or performs duties in—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7f5a89ea83184a28b903507678459253"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a county that is not more than 100 miles
from a United States border with Mexico;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07496fcaa2a2431fad552b2acde13cf4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a county that is not more than 100 miles
from a United States border with Canada; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6e9d82664c654ea296bd59571bb1fb18"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a jurisdiction that has been designated by
the Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy as a High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdbbe87f1fe884002a4cdcb3e3071d9d3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High intensity drug trafficking
area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Area</term> means any jurisdiction designated as a
<term>High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area</term> by the National Drug Control
Program under section 707 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff4c61990b3d43039d5a5c18b0d3d34b"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment and report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall submit a
biannual report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives</committee-name> that assesses—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBB32F672EDC4D21B22BBC6C955251BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the success of the Border Relief Grant
Program in combating and reducing drug-trafficking and drug-related criminal
activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id060FD18AC8BC4A5FB16318F583E8DBCF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost-effectiveness of the Program;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F5AF66BCD59409B8674DEC89B39AFD2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the future value and viability of the
Program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c0b0346791b4a35b8f2f5b4439fbe8c"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf290d98c8c9348949a163130d74c5622"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated
$100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to carry out this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7866ee0a5639487c92109a6aca0c13f9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of authorized
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe6e8cc3f0ff249129d088b94f3dddabc"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than 33 percent may be set aside
for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93f50d85b5b148c9b6ab2c6dd38edb58"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than 30 percent may be used for
activities described in paragraphs (2) and (5) of subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93be0e3669ea46889a109a1a7bb5b92f"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplement not supplant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts appropriated for grants pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be used to supplement and not to supplant other State,
tribal, and local public funds obligated for the purposes described in
subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaac5fe460f7c44c49f351c66576354bd" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>129.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on deaths and strategy
study</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID178141377ff3410dacf4d74ee97bb203"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of the United States
Customs and Border Protection shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id818E60AA0C084AD1B22A67CCB71C0C55"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect statistics relating to deaths
occurring at the border between the United States and Mexico, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa33c0026b2cd4adba2b4327c390e28c9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the causes of the deaths; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18b5f39fc68b4341a9ccdba96807d514"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total number of deaths;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8dbd4d49eca247aa9ef666f1699f0992"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish the statistics collected under
paragraph (1) on a quarterly basis; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A4A84ED19934DD48A293E5D19EEFA02"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, submit a report to the
Secretary that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67d9c72808df434b921d22fb19aa6ece"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">analyzes trends with respect to the
statistics collected under paragraph (1) during the preceding year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64fceeec071b4d5c9f1e3967d4f11f7f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommends actions to reduce and prevent
the deaths described in paragraph (1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb19a5bb1a9c24549a3f8b3ab727506c1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Southwest border strategy study and
analysis</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC5AD8AA3892747F7B9A22C9ECB32B716"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study of
Southwest Border Enforcement operations since 1994 and its relationship to
death rates on the border between the United States and Mexico,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63028ef6be1741668febd06769bbafde"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the relationship of border
enforcement and deaths on the border;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb5c69c7efc1b43af808e2fb828f561fd"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of whether physical barriers,
technology, and enforcement programs have contributed to the rate of migrant
deaths;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6e13e1cfaddc4758ae365c8385e7bfc7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the effectiveness of
geographical terrain as a natural barrier for entry into the United States in
achieving Department goals and its role in contributing to rates of migrant
deaths;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00ce3999b0ba457197813d3904554b64"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consultation with nongovernmental
organizations and other community stakeholders involved in recovering and
identifying migrant deaths; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa9ffb3bf699143c4b3053264d96c6d29"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of existing protocol related
to reporting, tracking, and inter-agency communications between United States
Customs and Border Protection and local first responders and consular
services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25cccb7defd54f20a772b51afe34b759"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study conducted under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1d70339ed96346b9bd1576a3f92e557a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States-Mexico Border Enforcement
Commission established under section 129;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13BD9932939F4D39A8D3EE9890466578"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSGA00">Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id706EEA20A98F43FFA2FA55ED797D384E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFFC490D457E94AE9A9818746D1CAB090"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C96245304AF40748CDC878F8FE0A2D3"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF7B4482A271429CAEF505E4FB11A341"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda153755f40b46538d0e0f2752596a0e"><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 the
fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc29b20b3862e48c2995689b4d5fabfdf" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>130.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration and United States-Mexico Border
Enforcement Commission</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43d6730270c646ceb5954625a93ac3db"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of commission</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcab58888d4bb4f179c34246ec17db8d1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established an independent
commission to be known as the Immigration and United States-Mexico Border
Enforcement Commission (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Commission</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDba4d4d0111e04e3a883a3297e6412427"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the Commission are—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd2b2800eec3842ce80099d1ddb0b8d22"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to study the overall enforcement
strategies, programs, and policies of Federal agencies along the Southern
border, including the Department, the Department of Justice, and other relevant
agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDde35503b95904b6399e2c43bae741908"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to strengthen relations and collaboration
between communities in the border regions and the Department, the Department of
Justice, and other Federal agencies that carry out such strategies, programs,
and policies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ef8a2a9f5a34d4e98240a82e0d2dec9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that the strategies, programs,
and policies of Federal agencies along the Southern border and the agents and
employees charged to implement such strategies, programs, and policies protect
the due process, civil, and human rights of all individuals and communities at
and near the Southern border; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0bcbc2e273074fe1b70df351d0f9dc93"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to make recommendations to the President
and Congress with respect to such strategies, programs, and policies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe90e2a9413574e00a4dbf56dc79ccb7a"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DB52E5FB5484933BC5CC4C8ECF5D939"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall be composed of 16
voting members and 2 nonvoting members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id938488716AA04BA3A40CE7B1C9A34440"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment of voting members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governors of the States of California,
New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas shall each appoint 4 voting members to the
Commission, of whom—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9ed16824266941e4a0b3076c9fef0a16"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall be a local elected official from
the State’s border region;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDed67065d51c24183be76d0eb548d8861"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall be a local law enforcement official
from the State’s border region; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe1f691b388884258941817ddc02c7295"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 shall be from the State’s communities of
academia, religious leaders, civic leaders or community leaders.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46C8C489A20C48DD9AAB2754C576326D"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment of nonvoting
members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the
Attorney General shall each appoint 1 nonvoting member to the
Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeda6a42742cc40c0aa94d27be8f97085"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualifications</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8e40e6a0e9f845728ada13d6b0815a1d"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the Commission shall be—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID16b28d07258a45399848467ed6f40353"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">individuals with expertise in migration,
border enforcement and protection, civil and human rights, community relations,
cross-border trade and commerce, or other pertinent qualifications or
experience; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47dd7675f26347e6827206f4697a45ad"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representative of a broad cross section of
perspectives from the region along the Southern border.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6d77815726854b848692527cf05f42a5"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Political affiliation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 2 members of the Commission
appointed by each Governor under paragraph (3)(B) may be members of the same
political party.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4dde556fe6694763a7ea9a346d13b473"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nongovernmental appointees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual appointed as a voting member
to the Commission may not be an officer or employee of the Federal
Government.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID979d5ab0f501433890b3231cbcff6176"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline for appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All members of the Commission shall be
appointed not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
If any member of the Commission described in paragraph (3)(A) is not appointed
by such date, the Commission shall carry out its duties under this section
without the participation of such member.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaa716b6d332b4a3d93756c331621a3f0"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term of service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the Commission shall be
appointed for 3-year terms or for the life of the Commission, whichever is
shorter.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83ce20e030b248d3855848783f7bd46b"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any vacancy in the Commission 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="ID6444108227994cac9efffa1792a80fec"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1e03eeb9f9b54c4aad6ec1c9568f1678"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial meeting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall meet and begin the
operations of the Commission as soon as practicable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc45606fa8c82448a9f698502d7abffc8"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsequent meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After its initial meeting, the Commission
shall meet upon the call of the Chairman or a majority of its members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3d74929dcf73472daa2cb5ed24e9180d"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Outreach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall formulate and
implement an effective outreach strategy to border communities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfa87d716f362456c8866b81bb234d62f"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quorum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nine members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfbd561e4b3434c14b3aaa3053bc83f0b"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chair and vice chair</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The voting members of the Commission shall
elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members, who shall serve in
such capacities for the life of the Commission or until removed by the majority
vote of a quorum.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7f14a4fa049e40edbd630649b175a927"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Structure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall have a Federal,
regional, and local review structure, divided into 2 subcommittees, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8028F48F1D648FABBD4EF19E8DB96AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall focus on border technology,
equipment, and infrastructure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AE86FB07C5746F0B9BC471E6B22C6C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall focus on border and immigration
enforcement policies and programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5fe8dca78f3742bfa17352f77f2bcde5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall review, examine, and
make recommendations regarding immigration and border enforcement policies,
strategies, and programs, including recommendations regarding—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeaed3ffd004a4a008fc9ad1a88d5b65b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the compliance of the Department and other
immigration and border-related agencies with existing laws and
regulations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8fc7905465b84d3d886f047450b1dee5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which agency policies and
practices protect the civil rights of migrants and border community residents,
including policies and practices in the contexts of engagement, detention,
apprehension, use of force, definition and use of reasonable suspicion and
probable cause, and racial profiling;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35766f282359459ea7c98700394c4c3d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the frequency, adequacy, and effectiveness
of human and civil rights training of border enforcement personnel and others
from Federal agencies who have contact with the public near the Southern
border;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb1df285650184c3b830153c206f8127a"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B1C4566FB974272A027847470058CAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the complaint process is transparent and
accessible to the public;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1799AF54217B448B8885D97A7D2B630E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investigations are opened as necessary and
are effectively pursued; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF369DD726ADE4D3D966EC34F475989A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complaints are resolved in a timely and
transparent manner;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDab64efaeeedc4d2fa940cab4b6973dc7"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness and capacity of agency
oversight, accountability, and management, including prevention and
disciplinary policies involving use of force, abuse, malfeasance, corruption,
and illegal activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID471b11e11f1d457cb18311e0ad8d0ab0"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effect of operations, technology, and
enforcement infrastructure along the Southern border on the—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75122a6180b945cf90126edc27d1c0a6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe9c5272ee95b472fafa66cefbe3b18fd"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cross border traffic and commerce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89b3106c81104025a0d4c1c5511af3c8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">privacy rights and other civil liberties;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30e32a26f2d24485b1e1ed8228fba231"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quality of life of border
communities;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21e209a806894b8393d1e87ddb4de9c8"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which State and local law
enforcement engage in the enforcement of Federal immigration law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11f8447d36194949a578ec95ff0d6ed1"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent of compliance with due process
standards and equal protection of the law for immigrants and other individuals
at and near the Southern border;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf3a22183aeda439fab8ebb53faf919da"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether border policies and agencies are
accomplishing their stated goals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6102d6d7b1c84b0f9e96a3e6786f205b"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other matters regarding immigration and
border enforcement policies, strategies, and programs that the Commission
determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1bbe04cbaa4a4dd7a9945ba5223a7e02"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Powers of commission</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDccc6a0e5d8344ab9a806a26a6b63e0dd"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1d2d2f0ca9bc484ea9e6ad57899be70a"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hearings and evidence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission and any subcommittee or
member of the Commission authorized by the Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this title—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbe590c61eac245388783072efd9c5271"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold hearings, sit and act, take testimony,
receive evidence, and administer oaths; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61746575243a4382a22fb5bf6e73c53f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to subparagraph (B), require, by
subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the
production of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and
documents, as the Commission or such authorized subcommittee or member
determines to be advisable.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00b97a1a964348aca9619257d2074675"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpoenas</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe321d9938ce645b09434eaa5856c8ac9"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A subpoena may be issued under this
subsection only—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77288996128e42b4ac7a595b70f64488"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by the agreement of the Chairman and the
Vice Chairman; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e36b878dbef485ca9b067b4bf612ae3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by the affirmative vote of 6 members of the
Commission.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55df96d6e0b740228a5948cf1974afc0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Signature</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpoenas issued under this subparagraph
may be—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32E162F24CDD457CA1DCF58539882FC1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issued under the signature of the Chairman
or any member designated by a majority of the Commission; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id259B5C848E3047B6BF652EA9F6A26D8C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">served by any person designated by the
Chairman or by a member designated by a majority of the Commission.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3345ee33d9d246c2be6b6302622948c2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of contumacy or failure to obey
a subpoena issued under this subparagraph, the United States district court for
the judicial district in which the subpoenaed person resides, is served, or may
be found, or where the subpoena is returnable, may issue an order requiring
such person to appear at any designated place to testify or to produce
documentary or other evidence. Any failure to obey the order of the court may
be punished by the court as a contempt of that court.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38f8dfeb320445d28d13113907494cb6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID197be2a42c5f4b178e1deab185eda9a0"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may make recommendations to
the Secretary on the disposition of cases and the discipline of personnel under
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28a5a3f501104e19ae652ee06f3f8c4c"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Response</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after receipt a
report from the Commission, the Secretary shall issue a response that describes
how the Department, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Defense
have addressed the recommendations included in such report.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa5905cd4afeb46af98170ba9e20f89b0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may enter into contracts to
enable the Commission to discharge its duties under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID938d0ab64e44490cb39f00bf82c13b52"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information from federal agencies</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdcb24dcbd5434e199cbe2358bd509e2a"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon request made by the Chairman, the
chairman of any subcommittee created by a majority of the Commission, or any
member designated by a majority of the Commission, the Commission may secure
information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this
title directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, board,
commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality of the
Federal Government, which shall, to the extent authorized by law, furnish such
information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the
Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90e4d1890e924840987a8f5a133fff43"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Receipt, handling, storage, and
dissemination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information may
only be received, handled, stored, and disseminated by members of the
Commission and its staff consistent with all applicable statutes, regulations,
and Executive orders.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc0f168ff21fd4f15bbefae25ccacf76d"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance from federal agencies</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf52f4183a109438dbeb9c2985747a1ff"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General services
administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Administrator of General Services shall provide, on a reimbursable basis,
administrative support to the Commission and other services required for the
performance of the Commission’s functions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfdd144d273cb4625aa2bcc8123e054a1"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other departments and
agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the
assistance described in paragraph (1), Federal departments and agencies may
provide the Commission with such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other
support services as may be authorized by law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9b0aaa25a49c4e65a9ba5d0ae8e376e2"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Postal services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as departments and
agencies of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDde69539b6c84453a9249bf66484a9de9"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID189f536eabf44b06a3a7c15a0cd1d90a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the Commission shall serve
without pay.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e7d4cf21ba34b15964b2dcc7e695adb"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement of expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All members of the Commission shall be
reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses and subsistence, and other reasonable
and necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their
duties.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ad4028c884346f39bfe2f8bb0fe2075"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall establish a process
and criteria by which Commission members receive orientation and training on
human, constitutional, and civil rights.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9efdd880cce34a4fa7e94ee5e40bb267"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
the first meeting called pursuant to subsection (a)(8)(A), the Commission shall
submit a report to the President and Congress that contains—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID371ba403958a426ca32e0267b938b994"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">findings with respect to the duties of the
Commission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd8c9270d7ce441e951e6d454811474e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations regarding border and
immigration enforcement policies, strategies, and programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb3b919103e0c4cd7bc8c155a13c5e8c9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">suggestions for the implementation of the
Commission’s recommendations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8bfdca7f623b405094aa745c5612b0ef"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a recommendation as to whether the
Commission should continue to operate after the date of termination described
in subsection (h); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85BB2CDABE9F4ACF803F257F95A89E61"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if continued operations are recommended
under paragraph (4), a description of the purposes and duties recommended to be
carried out by the Commission after the date of termination described in
subsection (h).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9def5371c2d44cafac5abce8e72ea770"><enum>(g)</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 2011 through 2013 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6b93684a84b34a1ba53ac9f2bd3102a7"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless the Commission is authorized by
Congress to continue operations after such date, the Commission shall terminate
on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Commission submits the
report described in subsection (f).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90e1105d990d4460b1ef63a90b96a77a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>131.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preemption</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID507228810f814735bfa57f0bbc905b68"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsections (b) and
(c), this Act preempts any State or local law, licensing requirement, or other
standard, requirement, action or instrument that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a719b5f2bed4657b7df404621b236d2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">discriminates among persons on the basis of
immigration status; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa085c839b7404548be435d0cae62226a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">imposes any sanction or liability—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52d0e6945bfd4af584d22fc3fffb9a87"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on any person based on his or her
immigration status;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8cb1d4643d4444f2a8905d3559c07b1a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on any person or entity based on the
immigration status of its clients, employees, tenants, or other associates;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa70aa0271e514088a94fa8780ce8bdbb"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">based on a violation or alleged violation
of immigration law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60101EA2B05645718147726179362C7C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of conviction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2)(C), a
State or political subdivision of a State may take account of a Federal
conviction for an immigration-related crime in the same manner as any other
Federal criminal conviction.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcbafe82016b84c758cd328348e20978b"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this Act may be construed to
preempt—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id490FD732797F4087900889B7A99EB9B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State or local discrimination based on
immigration status if such discrimination is explicitly authorized by Federal
law; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D74E5B94686436E9C858DFF22191ABF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State or local citizenship requirements for
voting, jury service, elective office, or other important governmental
positions, to the extent such requirements comply with the Constitution of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31f1fb67b7d14b90afe9d124a784c334"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defined term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>immigration
status</term> refers to a person’s present or previous visa classification,
refugee status, temporary protected status, status as an immigrant lawfully
admitted for permanent residence, lawful presence, work authorization, or other
classification or category authorized under this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e102425b12c4514a602646392a1d8d0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>132.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inherent authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 287(g)(10) (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)(10)) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA9909F998724560825EF4DB9FAA3609" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA0042CB5D41482DA778DAAF477FD35C" indent="up1"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in sections 103(a)(10),
103(a)(11), 242(c), and 274(c), or an agreement under this subsection, the
authority to investigate, identify, apprehend, arrest, or detain persons for
any violation of this Act or any regulation issued pursuant to this Act—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC2EE65311FF4A26B086E783C5728508"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is
restricted to immigration officers and employees of the Department; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91EF4F93005D45479BC30EBD5E1858CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is
subject to the specific limitations set forth in this
Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09D6F6CF5CA04F4DBDB8F0DBBE920447" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>133.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border protection strategy</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31f621f6f5c8427da0260c85c563dd04"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 30, 2011, the
Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with
State, tribal, and local government officials, shall jointly develop and submit
to Congress a border protection strategy for the international land borders of
the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6defa07ea4064983a665e5612da9fef9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements of the strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The strategy developed under subsection (a)
shall include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb6fd0ac50a2f435c86235e826027a02f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comparative analysis of the levels of
operational control, based on auditable and verifiable data, achievable through
alternative tactical infrastructure and other security measures, including an
assessment of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID292d1822809c432e8435dc2197b03539"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pedestrian fencing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2741411d71334d9bab9c7ed2c6354ca6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle barriers, especially in the
vicinity of existing or planned roads;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24aefa75c1df4c44b14eb43737de73a0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional Border Patrol agents;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9027a5278f3047aa8b70e7aadf2a2280"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">efficacy of natural barriers and open space
in response to unauthorized or unlawful border crossing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82a26a8039e042dda5539f83bc1aaa5c"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fielding of advanced remote sensing and
information integration technology, including the use of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4530E50F27B046B0AEA29420910562B1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unmanned aerial vehicles;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4EDB4C7867B4AC9AC1DEEB9E5430D28"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other advanced technologies and systems
developed and employed, or under development, for tactical surveillance,
multisource information integration, and response analysis in difficult terrain
and under adverse environmental conditions;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5c2361aff5624210b9347f08c45de713"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regional, urban, and rural variation in
border security methodologies, including the incorporation of natural
barriers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8debccd6c35c4dce97072820453e6a3c"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhanced cooperation with, and assistance
to, intelligence, security, and law enforcement agencies in Mexico and Canada
in detecting, reporting, analyzing, and successfully responding to unauthorized
or unlawful border crossings from or into Mexico or Canada; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3127a4be7c10471daaf6b7a08e64abd4"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">removal of obstructive nonnative
vegetation;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID367e51b5577d4d2a959fcb515c03f3aa"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comprehensive analysis of cost and other
impacts of security measures assessed in paragraph (1), including an assessment
of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57a10e4fd03f4227b8a55b3177f88196"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land acquisition costs, including related
litigation and other costs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID676127ab342042a3b720cb5f345a5a37"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construction costs, including labor and
material costs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2826df76aa2742909f42b7cb4c1cfe28"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintenance costs for the next 25
years;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID845a75b8e04742d0b3aec64a651a0c66"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contractor costs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdb334c95247a43229c435fa5610338d4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">management and overhead costs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc548400d34be4c92bb80362d15044807"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impacts on wildlife, wildlife habitat,
natural communities, and functioning cross-border wildlife migration corridors
and hydrology (including water quantity, quality, and natural hydrologic flows)
on Federal, State, tribal, local government, and private lands along the
Northern border and the Southern border; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4cb28c7b052d4efcb6073f3335671d12"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs of fully mitigating the adverse
impacts to Federal, State, tribal, local, and private lands, waters (including
water quality, quantity, and hydrological flows), wildlife, and wildlife
habitats, including, if such action is possible, the full costs of the
replacement or restoration of severed wildlife migration corridors with
protected corridors of equivalent biological functionality, as determined by
each Secretary concerned, in consultation with appropriate authorities of
State, tribal, and local governments and appropriate authorities of the
Government of Mexico and the Government of Canada;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d344305cfa04ed0bee82f413ad0b846"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comprehensive compilation of the fiscal
investments in acquiring or managing Federal, State, tribal, local, and private
lands and waters in the vicinity of, or ecologically related to, the land
borders of the United States that have been acquired or managed in whole or in
part for conservation purposes (including the creation or management of
protected wildlife migration corridors) in—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3a975cd8ad9443ab88ea9e99fdbadeaf"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">units of the National Park System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02c5c941025b4de4a7caec346e787c71"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Forest System land;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2faeac24eefa412db5d808d26455e557"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau
of Land Management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf51a9ddc5cd84ed584e343ae16b2c8f6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land under the jurisdiction of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa3b249556ed440eea65a92508b1c26ce"><enum>(E)</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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd28197a7ccc94d4e884f88f93a6272f7"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land under the jurisdiction of the
Department of Defense or any military department;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7b5148efbd8c4c1589746d74132340d9"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land under the jurisdiction of the
Department of Commerce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d2576fceda743fc92d333accf00e23a"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">tribal lands;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa21503eb67314e0781db860482c33138"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State and private lands; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf46a802cdea145af971bf3a18fa1fc6e"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lands within Mexico or Canada; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4f114158553a450abd1ebfe5e7976838"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for strategic border
security management based on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id804E0192874A45D0937DCD3F8BD22C39"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comparative security described in paragraph
(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD53752B1DB354DDD8818D79CADAFF3AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost-benefit analysis described in
paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08A0409D20B44423AA9C1C9869462B90"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the protection of investments in the lands
specified in paragraph (3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4e9e3872950c41aca0945fde5f1fc139"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20efc7ff394640af916d010e08063665"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in cooperation with the
Secretary concerned, shall provide—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID682ac04d965c44da87bb2c1cdcf05bac"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">natural resource protection training for
Customs and Border Protection agents or other Federal personnel assigned to
plan or oversee the construction or operation of border security tactical
infrastructure or to patrol land along or in the vicinity of a land border of
the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8a9a19d51da94065bbf623e9e4b7787b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cultural resource training for Customs and
Border Protection agents and other Federal personnel assigned to plan or
oversee the construction or operation of border security tactical
infrastructure or to patrol tribal lands.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4256fea045b44bd6a64f2927c48f83a0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing and providing training under
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate with the
Secretary concerned and the relevant tribal government to ensure that such
training is appropriate to the mission of the relevant agency and is focused on
achieving border security objectives while avoiding or minimizing the adverse
impact on natural and cultural resources resulting from border security
tactical infrastructure, operations, or other activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99f36b1798ec4bc292774331fdb9819e"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defined term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>Secretary
concerned</term> means—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2E189A5C5AD4DE48DD9D02627FD7AAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect
to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB67003984E44448BA159F0966D6B6431"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Interior, with respect
to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C00930838AF4C6C856DE3CB5396C001"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Defense, with respect to
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense or the secretary of a
military department; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26C4EF53E8C842DEA57963ECDE2D3F11"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Commerce.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94fd9c0e309249b9ac343527d7ce9350" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>134.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Border communities liaison office</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc48a414594bf484285d42de80bda727c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, in
consultation with the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, a Border
Communities Liaison Office in every Border Patrol sector on the Southern border
or the Northern border.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67cc53b5aa64476aa2f095ec4ca8dbe0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the Border Communities
Liaison Office shall be—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7e1aaf2a138544cfa196ba8e959c402c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to foster and institutionalize consultation
with border communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9410570d102d4df69a70d2873f684931"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to consult with border communities on
agency policies, directives, and laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID229325552ef742ae8012b310f01b31f2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to consult with border communities on
agency strategies and strategy development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID311b5df0734d4cc9ad46599b942ece5e"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to consult with border communities on
agency services and operational issues;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5b99fefc44b544e2b4e98a5077e70317"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to receive assessments on agency
performance from border communities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb92494a7a5564a3d81680acc2cb961f1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to receive complaints regarding agency
performance and agent conduct.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa22faff3687741c69c8e28c69a4f0f28"><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 in each of the
fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID592c74783fd74ba6ac91fdaa69aa769a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>135.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcf9801d7fd2e483b8b2d7317a188759a"><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 such sums as may be
necessary for the fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa2a241a5aed84b51b9be8b5e186f2275"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">International agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection
(a) may be used to implement projects that are authorized under this subtitle
and are described in—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8CA6509B00A4073975EE4AD5A817AEC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6A3C4CCC8644B5C8F097DDE189E697F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Smart Border Declaration between the
United States and Canada, agreed to December 12, 2001, Ottawa, Canada.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interior enforcement</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="id674030282F1A43E4BF45E3A1B01B38EE" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prevention of unauthorized entries and
removal</header>
<chapter commented="no" id="id62351F6548034C85947D6077089A34BB" level-type="subsequent"><enum>1</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program To
secure America and enforcing entry and exit requirements</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f8389ac6315403f8e9f2d7f239ca6f1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of requirement to report lost
or stolen passports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If any
country designated as a Visa Waiver Program under paragraph (1) of section
217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)) does not have
in effect an agreement with the United States in compliance with paragraph
(2)(C) of such section on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, shall immediately suspend such country’s participation in the Visa
Waiver Program until the country is in compliance with such paragraph.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd83f3c74fa5844ada6012c74291939aa" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of requirement for periodic
evaluations of program countries</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id728B8A1974CF494FAC67E2E916CB8513"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reevaluations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall reevaluate all countries designated as Visa Waiver
Program before November 17, 2008 to determine—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FF972995F524BB489AE5A190C817D1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether such countries are in compliance
with the requirements set forth in section 217(c) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE723619156D74DBFAB9D8F10A9FD7A72"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the current number of overstays in the
United States for each country.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0434B4D7043442E8961A2A01EF72C28D"><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 the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that contains the results of the reevaluation
conducted under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdbc2dae405784c2abe88b3101ec7eda0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Arrival and departure verification</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id648E0EEFBE164700AF2CC7FD05C23006"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall compare foreign
national arrival data to available immigration and law enforcement records and
databases and exit data to determine whether these foreign nationals are still
in the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB566C23986E84CE09C2E16E754C3A201"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of failure to track</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary is not tracking at least 97 percent of the
foreign nationals exiting the United States, the Secretary may not designate
any new countries as Visa Waiver Program countries.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBFFA0E9D8F549AB8FC76383E76C4FB1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Audit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct an audit of the
data collected by the electronic travel system, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7135DF7CB34E462FA4FF033F40BAEDA4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of individuals in each country
that the system has discovered to have overstayed their visas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D64585619B84DAD98805EB7F65A8C24"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any implementation problems encountered
during the early stages to better identify the high-risk travelers and their
countries of origin.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F8C44BBCA8A4208BF994DDE47FCB857"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</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 a report to Congress that
contains—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id514F659CA91F43B1A569F8418ABBEBF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the visa overstay rates of each country;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id053F930A74C1492BA1B28BDB975821EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an explanation of the implementation
problems identified pursuant to subsection (c)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf944ca370a4b452e99c0cb51230b41a7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visa overstay rates</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CAB7AD7E7424D47A245D3ECB28ECE2C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum visa overstay rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 217(c)(8)(C) (8 U.S.C.
1187(c)(8)(C)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20A12709B5B64477818FA8F3708AE937"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as
clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id876BA4875FD34519854E2BF855C3C004"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clause (i) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA4C670060AB47ABB6A974F829043975" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF73C1508938041E0B8A582EE69A9807A"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maximum visa overstay rate for
countries participating in the program shall be 2 percent.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7EAA7015E4B483FB6D2B071A637E5DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of failure to comply</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the visa overstay rate of a country is
more than 2 percent, the Secretary shall temporarily suspend such country’s
participation in the Visa Waiver Program until the country can demonstrate that
the overstay rate for that country is below 2
percent.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA31D139596014D7EBD36CE9560E03CA7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data sharing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, 3 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, a country designated as a Visa Waiver Program under
section 217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)) has
not entered into a data sharing agreement in accordance with paragraph (2)(F)
of such section, the Secretary shall temporarily suspend such country’s
participation in the Visa Waiver Program until the country is in compliance
with such paragraph.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbb36c70d70194d15b62c8d9da1d0da85" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">US–VISIT system</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID074e895a8056479e902fbd3b20582f10"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-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="ID40d409b0a072415ebf9c3b6feed995d0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equipping all ports of entry of the United
States with the United States-Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology
system (referred to in this section as <quote>US–VISIT</quote>) implemented
under section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1365a), including all necessary changes to
infrastructure at the ports of entry to fully deploy US–VISIT;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28a04b60b6f04430ba2ab01219487f0b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and deploying the exit component
of US–VISIT at such ports of entry; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8eea4e9cc6854774a2e31520b4421896"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making interoperable all immigration
screening systems operated by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID782c779c8b0a46f9a48629b05b93f84e"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visa exit tracking system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and deploy a system
capable of recording the departure of aliens admitted on temporary nonimmigrant
visas under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.)—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39FACD7324DC4A70ACBC49410056584C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at designated ports of entry; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C564EB74E0E4A95B45572436B7C6993"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in coordination with the Secretary of
State, at designated United States consulates.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter commented="no" id="id8C11306DFB7849099B5ABCE86300C4A7" level-type="subsequent"><enum>2</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preventing unauthorized entries and
ensuring removal</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C28093BF65842D3B7C1660F267E46EB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Illegal entry and reentry</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id171DC2B42E774A50B760C4A8585E990C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Illegal entry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 275(b) (8 U.S.C. 1325(b)) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40A3B7E5C93E4330AD9EB41B46A7B0C9" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd3c8d2a4f0c347c286219d6d48eb508a"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improper time or place; civil
penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien older
than 18 years of age who is apprehended while entering or attempting to enter,
or knowingly crossing or attempting to cross the border to, the United States
at a time or place that has not been designated as a lawful entry 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>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf128aaf077b84020bce654e8293169e5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than $250 or more than $500 for
each such entry or attempted entry; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2b6b886676704ab28ac943cd89c85d2e"><enum>(2)</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>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbb0582013e9a4dbd91658e8128410648"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Illegal reentry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 276 (8 U.S.C. 1326) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB111EF9F66424F57965FB8FC375782D0" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34c6b3bb9b8f4c18b141e11aeb0352af" 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="ID34ae69f098474d688ac38a284710b52f"><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="ID46de7b958c71406a9a01da03bf691ab5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reentry of criminal offenders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the penalty provided in
subsection (a), any alien described in that subsection—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1074b9cf354c4451917fee775fd1a415"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whose removal was subsequent to a
conviction for 3 or more misdemeanors involving drugs or crimes against the
person, or a felony for which the alien was sentenced to a term of imprisonment
of more than 12 months before such removal or departure, 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="ID23a54c239d6d499c940d472ad71e9f45"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whose removal was subsequent to a
conviction for a felony involving drugs or crimes against the person before
such removal or departure for which the alien was sentenced to a term of
imprisonment of not less than 30 months, shall be fined under such title 18,
imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf35dcbe5575743d6b3a2fa6c47e36381"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who has been excluded from the United
States pursuant to section 235(c) because the alien was excludable under
section 212(a)(3)(B) or has been removed from the United States pursuant to
title V of the <short-title>CIR Act of 2010</short-title>,
and who thereafter, without the permission of the Attorney General, enters the
United States, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under title 18, United
States Code, and imprisoned for a period of 10 years, which sentence shall not
run concurrently with any other sentence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02cdc3fd19da4d03b7269b98df26233c"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who was removed from the United States
pursuant to section 241(a)(4)(B) and who thereafter, without the permission of
the Attorney General, enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in,
the United States (unless the Attorney General has expressly consented to such
alien’s reentry) 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="IDe2fe8341ec4a4570968b66a86c7ba502"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whose removal was subsequent to a
conviction for an aggravated felony before such removal or departure for which
the alien was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 60 months,
shall be fined under such title 18, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe77e0597cfdd4befb709218324c32115"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was convicted for 3 felonies before such
removal or departure, shall be fined under such title 18, imprisoned not more
than 25 years, or both.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45cb4c075ff447e4853fd32a1372b426"><enum>(c)</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 set forth in subsection (b) 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="ID66334cfe757b443785c3058e2d7396b0"><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="ID7cf9d99931e640978bf2be52c599b412"><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="IDef388cf4be5e4b23ae7f1984bb5aa103"><enum>(d)</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 if—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe13823f17e53455e99f5e3e59a5e0061"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien sought and received the express
consent of the Secretary of Homeland Security to reapply for admission into the
United States before the alleged violation occurred;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0feaf7286cd54835be2af1b4d1ef3ea6"><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="ID2a4d279fec0c41cfa33191770b79e1ed"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was not required to obtain such advance
consent under this Act or any prior Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4eb4f901e16140e79751fa8d107ee263"><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; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60575309f75a462182236982a8db1045"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the prior order of removal was based on
charges filed against the alien before the alien reached 18 years of
age.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7afcfbe77a414917b49e8fdc5695c857"><enum>(e)</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 the order described in subsection (a)(1) or (b) unless the alien
demonstrates that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbe2d832894fe48a99a3f82df613ef291"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien exhausted any administrative
remedies that may have been available to seek relief against the order;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDad2ec8e9b08a48b0bb69366565a226b4"><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="IDc9b5c2180af9477f8b662862072c342f"><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="IDa80d0b383f3a482e8bed94c50eb85865"><enum>(f)</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—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DDF40B15C054734ADA63393473F1B9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 or the alien is prima facie eligible
for protection from removal; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31D3C6DEBC3C4076973ACFB359A1F06A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8e40d0aebb764c82bd1d961c61c7bc39"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual, acting without compensation
or the expectation of compensation, is not aiding and abetting a violation of
this section by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0284493e8e104dc2bdd6d41fc6e197c1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing, or attempting to provide, an
alien with humanitarian assistance, including emergency medical care or food;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0269f61babb64e81add27f7a7e2d9c1f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transporting the alien to a location where
such humanitarian assistance can be rendered without compensation or the
expectation of
compensation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1A40FC33A1A404793F8A693B5EAF378" 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><text display-inline="no-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="ID3e6b5e7eedfe4398aa94e4e3f0194fe5"><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="ID23f1d5de65c64a04a3a41522690de077"><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></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbe28ed4f7a964c08a3b1a34fa28c5379" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>213.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biometric screening</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4e5f72b0fd974611a625a2b6626f8020"><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="idFCF952DB3CC6430D8F97C672FF057A06" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc82287d6ce674619816293207a47b264"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Withholding information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (d)(2),
any alien who, through his or her own fault, fails or has failed to comply with
a lawful request for biometric information is
inadmissible.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8b509581f7c6412cafed3563eb24df6a"><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="idD2EE90D0EAE1478E9A2684E07FF338AC" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26a0504255ba4e2397078cdba293b9c7" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive the application of
subsection (a)(7)(C) for an individual alien or a class of aliens. A decision
by the Secretary to grant or deny a waiver under this paragraph shall not be
subject to
review.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDea3347efba9c4435a036f61d31123971" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>214.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Encouraging aliens to depart
voluntarily</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9bcad17654b343ef9a0ce8591ff7121d"><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="ID7147a907a9d54b9e89b9cf3b8b9e23c8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54fc3c415d554178902d3323935e5c93"><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="id591809578D3F4DC89450439E58AB0866" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7271e039d5c241df8f64681059b1eadc"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an alien is not removable under
paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or (4) of section 237(a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12eeb5cfb44c4a80a9b8f84ef0f2455d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30f21efb5f0f45889b48d9d2495ccc1d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2625b43a62fe4e88b7078e7569351261"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph
(A) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EFDA853C1814FAA861838772A7CBEAF" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd89780a3ac7f4a3e9da02c04690c66e8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb37bf996a1e342d38a6e0764580fdcee"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Instead of removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary
of Homeland Security—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73C87235049548B492E7D69CC89BF150"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not grant an alien permission to
voluntarily depart under paragraph (1)(A) for a period longer than 180 days;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F7B0099D8AE41D3948975B9746B9DA5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may require such alien to post a voluntary
departure bond, which will be surrendered upon proof that the alien has
departed the United States within the time specified in such bond.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb60db8f7a0724adc8534c4db05626c2d"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the conclusion of removal
proceedings</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80299C6F6C924774829E0DD712B4C0E8"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5BB8DD4857A14A79877B64669F99C1F2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not grant an alien permission to
voluntarily depart under paragraph (1)(B) for a period longer than 90 days;
and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CBFDFA790C6463D92DA5B17D9D8FFE5"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may only grant such permission after
determining that the alien has the means to depart the United States and
intends to do so.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id925498A46E594B1484EE9A5116ABB690"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary departure bond</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An immigration judge may—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D83A222E3114E78BEA16F25099F2F8D"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require an alien permitted to voluntarily
depart under paragraph (1)(B) to post a voluntary departure bond, in an amount
necessary to ensure that the alien will depart, which will be surrendered upon
proof that the alien has departed the United States within the time specified
in such bond; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD48702448284A3A885382F56D02F47B"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may waive the requirement to post a
voluntary departure bond in individual cases after determining 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>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58882c29afd94137b21aa21877050795"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF16A2ECE2C754B72A64A895D552F13AC"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(3);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID500227cd7a2840f78a5d9973ccf6335e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (c) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38C4B5359D5545BAB9D35935679C04AB" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDac0650ae7818441fbfd4886e18f6ebb4"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditions on voluntary departure</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6dc912ab7e304c1f8d472eb8582e3759"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary departure agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary departure under this section may
only be granted as part of an affirmative agreement by the alien.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90e77f9a6a9f4d8da47b819363df7f7c"><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)(A), the Secretary of Homeland Security
may reduce 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="ID83697241bf824424b6a635b101472258"><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, who shall advise the alien of the consequences of a voluntary departure
agreement, including the consequences of failing to comply with the agreement,
before accepting such agreement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ac99e6e2cf84fa686ab487330db45cf"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure to comply with
agreement</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), unless such noncompliance is through no fault of the alien, the alien
is—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd8cf555908d64b99803f9e731f612b48"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ineligible for the benefits of the
agreement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd7b1c559569460db05d220766953213"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to the penalties described in
subsection (d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID721c4576aab547d49eff6f8810b46300"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to an alternate order of removal if
voluntary departure was granted under subsection (a)(1)(B) or (b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb68f2148690d46daa225c4e3468a6b6d"><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 of Homeland Security in writing 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="ID1afe579b13be49b7b431e0dca9d381b8"><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="id23DD10B0429C457385F3433D51D60B20" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa8d7c4c7263548ecb35425eadbca796a"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties for failure to depart</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBAE001C623B44C99B226568850858131"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who is permitted to voluntarily
depart under this section and fails to leave the United States during the
period specified in the voluntary departure agreement or otherwise violates the
terms of such agreement shall be liable for a civil penalty of $1,000. The
voluntary departure order shall specify the amount of the penalty, which shall
be acknowledged by the alien on the record.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2382984E4DC84D0C9347E60A774EED34"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collection of penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary of Homeland Security
establishes, by clear and convincing evidence, that the alien failed to leave
the United States during the period specified in the voluntary departure
agreement—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A97DEB75CE14AE8BE0BD5625DEB1208"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no further procedure will be necessary to
establish the amount of the penalty;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31B30A3C751D4F6F994A754F9FFCA454"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary may collect the civil penalty
at any time thereafter and by whatever means provided by law; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99CD2F77486D490DB506A195190FABE0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien shall be ineligible for any
benefits under this chapter until this civil penalty is
paid.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDafd4eae8efab4dd6ae5de1a26b26a73e"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (e) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5660DDA4319D47A9AF32AC36EF7DAA6C" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDde7abb0ee93044fabffb55b5c20b81ae"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f8aef7db1db488fa753e0a5ba8355b0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior grant of voluntary
departure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien may 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 under this section on or after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>CIR Act of 2010</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe72925f14d3a41e986934008cfe9d316"><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)(A) for any class of
aliens.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID489defc5bab54d059fb0d1ed4f62d51f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to all orders granting voluntary
departure under section 240B of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1229c) made on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd244fd16277e449994835b00dc236c1d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>215.</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="ID689d169064124e328534f895d3648ec9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>Attorney General, such visa</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of
Homeland Security, such visa and any other nonimmigrant visa issued by the
United States that is in the possession of the alien</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID647e911121164a25aae6e916a299a4aa"><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="ID75966d03a4ca4dc0ac41ffe267a9875d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>216.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory address reporting
requirements</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5b6dd641e07049f884edb7015e15dc9c"><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="ID2f3266d2947b4988bad3e617811e9ee2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb5ed6b3e181f49b1934c6b76c600bdc7"><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="ID8c853e44e63a4600979f6b329ad87a1e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the Attorney General may
require</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary may require</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb842b49d33394e77a72d1c367f0c9827"><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 provide the
Attorney General with 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="ID35f951beb91849ea831fe1363feba3f9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30804656CF4C4DB2B6829EE819D9AF16"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
the first place such term appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF097AD43A84242CFAAF47692BB6ADCEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
each additional place such term appears and inserting
<quote>Secretary</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42fd5da9568e497da91a4ff9c51ec558"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by striking <quote>given
to such parent</quote> and inserting <quote>provided by such parent</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8078310d038a4bfe878bd15832d0a8ea"><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="id1810AE2EA1C9402097840119571D84D1" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06d1e1b8074d47a2a064d78624768d36"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Address to be provided</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7246c863a0ab43709d8f925c807002f9"><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—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23792FDE2B27431BBAD3537DAB8C287C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be the mailing address of the alien’s
residence at the time such address is provided; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id991F4B8F38DF4721BC09BE713B87A189"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not be—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E9826DB10E041BAA8AC0418C3D3A358"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a post office box;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5205A6A3AC94431CB356D8F023F0D344"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">another nonresidential mailing address;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78FA2DAA031F488A92F00B9A26D1105C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the address of an attorney, representative,
labor organization, or employer.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID893c9cc498a84fdeab813b400794749a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specific requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security may
provide specific requirements with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbe18c6589d254ef6856972468ee50590"><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="ID19248403a6d643b088815557ca8ee70e"><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="IDfb3292e4ffa2493b8fa46b37f29fdc06"><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—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19A66C6D94DE41B08F9D45AE012E0ABA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not required to report the alien’s
current address under this section during the time the alien remains in
detention; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCDCFAB7400554406982027D2A8D12903"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall notify the Secretary of the alien’s
address under this section at the time of the alien’s release from such
detention.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5effcf8e1f3b489c8a6dcbaa8bbb237c"><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="ID8c44997d271740d08154dd3c94b85eaa"><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 of Homeland Security 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="ID7832293641794b2d9ff8d8d07eda15ea"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any information pertaining to the alien,
which was 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="IDf842b87afd164d24aa66e1855e1838c8"><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="ID3e17a3d598c34e37b9c1e962a0f6cedc"><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="IDb57eaa8d06994a709ba037d37754a688"><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="ID09aa5cee54d546d4af59ef16a037b486"><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 under section 264 to send
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="ID3cc694bfb23145588ed831f8e5b68b34"><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 this Act shall 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><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID105dee65b27b44e98865550a2777a559"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for database</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish an electronic database to timely record and preserve addresses
provided under this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47af2e90d2fa46bdab3c2d436310d347"><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="ID4490ea74895246809c3575a78c0b5fa1"><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="ID326e2ed95ab54bf3801548b525faa6e9"><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="ID06652276d98b4afc8f0f2bb4d715725d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 264—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb6b3d4cac6c74fe0b27a9dddbaf9d6b6"><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="ID9870b7577a61478aae4780e721c12f83"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID385fb8f63c6b4a0c9d1a4e90276d60ef"><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 the
Attorney General are authorized</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3d7e1a31064546a0a1d867dae3b21c79"><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="IDfbe88071b0d043b2b3c10efc691e7fe2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on eligibility for immigration
benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an alien fails to
comply with any provision under section 262, 263, or 265 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1302, 1303, and 1305) or section 264.1 of title 8,
Code of Federal Regulations, or removal orders or voluntary departure
agreements based on any such section for acts committed before the date of the
enactment of this Act, such noncompliance shall not affect the eligibility of
the alien to apply for a benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID459dd360734a4f16a25c5fb1a45d2f0f"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical amendments</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="idC1ADC22006174A12B13B97A031352217"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
the first place such term appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5361AA93F2824DB6BE30FECA1C512358"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
each additional place such term appears and inserting
<quote>Secretary</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfed582930d4248e992bcc87f9f932ae2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>217.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties relating to vessels and
aircraft</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 243(c) (8
U.S.C. 1253(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE6ACCCF33734EB88612848B8C469542"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
each place such term appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26fdf70282f54d4c91d63f7b2cbd867f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Commissioner</quote>
each place such term appears and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe7874d9be6f34c72bafc886acf796487"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0CB06811E24B48A4A1DB138331D434FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>$2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID685683e99cbd431eb4fbd98f741b8a65"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4cf09f630fa2463498697286c8d1d3e4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (1)(C) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0AB8435B98CE4AFE92D3DB760E12556C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID455711b703024f2c8f02e49a69112f72"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compromise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the
Secretary’s unreviewable discretion and upon the receipt of a written request,
may mitigate the monetary penalties required under this subsection for each
alien stowaway to an amount equal to not less than $500, upon such terms that
the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9456c6923b484a3b9b8ebd4ac3a461e5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sanctions for countries that delay or
prevent repatriation of their citizens and nationals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Sec. 243(d) (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe02e575b8afd497b86e06e5543a21831"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="IDf0bb72d89f07469e8a2989d61fa41538"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or subsets of such
visas</quote> after <quote>both,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92f999b158784781aa5d8809150a658b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>of State</quote> after
<quote>Secretary</quote> the last place such term appears.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4311b0b0098741afb45bd1b016ab4f4b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>219.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State criminal alien assistance
program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8c46961a670443dd8a84371e6ab152e7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
241(i)(5)(C) (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)(C)) is amended by striking <quote>to carry
out this subsection</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>$950,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to carry out
this subsection.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf9a3a1993c2845a8b9f3c5efbb9b6dc9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement of States for indirect costs
relating to the incarceration of unauthorized aliens</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—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8e235eca3146459cb04df3fdfab51b29"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (a) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E01066371434C43939CF2C794EC9B98" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb0e1a98558fd4e5da49c375f6cbc5270"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement of States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the amounts provided in advance
in appropriation Acts, the Attorney General shall reimburse a State for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe4b1de5fd31c48c0a594a54036b95d42"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs incurred by the State for the
imprisonment of all unauthorized aliens convicted of a felony by such State;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd116761c8ba14322a13f23fc9e38a1eb"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the indirect costs related to the
imprisonments described in paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19c6d5e14bce424ca32dbe69e82f50e8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsections (c) through (e) to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCCEC3D93FFA4210AA6E32B88E73C330" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf6b0bcaf8473495a9691dd36394141a0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of reimbursements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursements under this section shall be
allocated in a manner that gives special consideration for any State that
shares a border with Mexico or with Canada.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17de518853ee402cbc55ce0b8cfd6547"><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="ID901de3a3f20b42b8a4220933e7d2284e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indirect
costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>indirect
costs</term> includes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0df39a71077f4321910270809ce1acb8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">court costs, county attorney costs,
detention costs, and criminal proceedings expenditures that do not involve
going to trial;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd024b6074192404cb935304034557ecb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">indigent defense costs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDef8ff1afa1144f03b9caa400506eea88"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unsupervised probation costs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID376b2931fc7e4711a585ae04657b7e5c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> has the meaning
given such term in section 101(a)(36) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(36)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57009d65803f45f78d7e3a8e38d817fa"><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 $200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008
through 2012 to carry out subsection
(a)(2).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14883229bf7444dfafb98efc383a59d0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>220.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures regarding aliens apprehended by
State and local law enforcement officers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdfad3d68d2594f8bb7da1c7074b594cc"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance of detainers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 287(d) (8 U.S.C. 1357(d)) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC649A39BAF7C44D7A286AFA88D16BD41"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF04B1685F9D147C9AF8788481EA3F885"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An authorized officer or employee of the
Department of Homeland Security shall promptly determine whether or not to
issue a detainer to detain an alien who is arrested by a Federal, State, or
local law enforcement official for a violation of any law relating to
controlled substances if the law enforcement official—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8950E5E157F844FFB7529402CDD741AD" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has reason to believe that the alien has
not been lawfully admitted to the United States or is otherwise not lawfully
present in the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA02E8986413C41AF8B704AF7D7EAC42C" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expeditiously informs such officer or
employee of the arrest and of facts concerning the status of the alien;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D126990B1624CB6B01C8F7CBD4459CA" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requests the Department of Homeland
Security to determine whether or not to issue such detainer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id225CECC4FF454724A99535EF95AD917E" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a detainer is issued pursuant to
paragraph (1) and the alien is not otherwise detained by Federal, State, or
local officials, the Secretary shall effectively and expeditiously take custody
of the alien.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A41593CDFF24208B1D157AAB38A858B" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
collect data regarding detainers issued under this subsection,
including—</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41c4a0678d804b4c92974feffeac1cb4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the criminal charge for which the
individual was arrested or convicted;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71470c37886f40a48133473b8a33bfb4"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the detainer was
issued;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdd5a44b0a3b34b238134415c391e4131"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the basis for the issuance of the
detainer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbb941e105e2c4d1dba25b0cbb18c720d"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the detainer was
lifted;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12130cc3f84f4f9d94332f76b18410ba"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which a Federal or State
criminal court or other government entity ordered the release of the
individual;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb5e4f076ecfb4502a0b9135a1050da4e"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the Department of
Homeland Security took custody of the individual;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb3c5f56a95514305900493a6f59a59eb"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the race, ethnicity, and country of origin
of the individual against whom the detainer was issued;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1b2f1eb51d9e4104a2825b3546e3b033"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the disposition of criminal case against
the individual;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93cb841f41f24af68899cbef9b976b64"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ultimate disposition of immigration
case, including whether the individual was determined to be a United States
citizen;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0041d78bde344745ac7b012ce99e8ee4"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the grounds of removal, if applicable, and
any charges brought by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22363887035c4595a5c44c70a23aa7bf"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of individuals removed after the
Secretary took custody while any criminal matter was pending.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2d6a4a271e484962be088b360df344a2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue regulations that
require officers and employees of the Department of Homeland Security to
confirm, before issuing a detainer—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID827ab099fe4a43589b06b0ecfe134189"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alienage of the individual to be made
subject to such detainer through lawfully obtained information,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F0146A6B664494ABF9553BFC0D38325"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the name of the individual;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id659114E7E19740CF80FC1444B3AA7B17"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date of birth of the individual;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9307F7F2DC64AFCAB1B9ACD3225C1A4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the fingerprints of the individual
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDce3788b83d3a40c2b30e05099bfb943c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the individual is removable from
the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3b2a7b22904240da9ec0a02162980c7e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>221.</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="ID9de4329495e2428bb27d922fc6269109"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trafficking in passports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1541 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF15C3FCB89C746D39A2453A121EB17BD" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID306a3f17cb5140a9bb8490ff4c94958d" 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="ID73904d083f5447e2a8aa99063f7d6d3c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Multiple passports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who, during any period of 3
years or less, knowingly—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID460b0c02c8684ae0b25b7d4da52c04dd"><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="IDa6e36e368bb6453e80509f84f398b116"><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="ID5354792f01ec495ab51359badf0c74af"><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="IDef70267cc83943c38008c27cd02ebe5a"><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, 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="IDfd68d775203d497ca3af9a224ad85c6e"><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, buys, sells, possesses, or uses any official material (or
counterfeit of any official material) used to make a passport, including any
distinctive paper, seal, hologram, image, text, symbol, stamp, engraving, or
plate, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or
both.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd13136f6a78b4324bce0aec14da224bf"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">False statement in an application for a
passport</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1542 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE8403BE280D4D2480266EAB039E1EC7" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12866f121d864d8ca3cbfa91f6464a32" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1542.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">False statement in an application for a
passport</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb63d8f988c1746f1bd5b2bc602064191"><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="idCD3DC6B9A6F3482FB5692163343F4EE0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes any false statement or representation
in an application for a United States passport; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC99D10FA922421182C36FB79688F7BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mails, prepares, presents, or signs an
application for a United States passport knowing the application 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 15 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID273fbc7df171445f926908f733123357"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Venue</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb9a2efd8a6564f6c83fab0e4cfb5d74d"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An offense under subsection (a) may be
prosecuted in any district—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9d441fc32972409587bf839abb9f2d0c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in which the false statement or
representation was made or the application for a United States passport was
prepared or signed; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0cf9f688fbeb4d6890f437df117afae0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in which or to which the application was
mailed or presented.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d1c29d99d724ac9a71c4b28bed500fd"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acts occurring outside the United
States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An offense under
subsection (a) involving an application for a United States passport prepared
and adjudicated outside the United States may be prosecuted in the district in
which the resultant passport was or would have been produced.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeaa4c1f8b97c4ad8b2472e92969b5d05"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings
clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section may be construed to limit the venue otherwise available under sections
3237 and 3238 of this
title.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02d5826baa6d49c1ab26596b778d2c56"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Forgery and unlawful production of a
passport</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1543 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B0467EABA4E43EFA3CE0F478FB1D598" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1557ee0eaaa24a6e9d6a271b8f1ed902" 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="ID99fd6c4c341343f483b1e46d2aee80be"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Forgery</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who knowingly—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbaa7b7a025a44c2eb7c3d73ed29db43b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">forges, counterfeits, alters, or falsely
makes any passport; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95ed7b7564c04d6a98d4deea3cd1a010"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="ID2e74be800502439fb4de51711770cacb"><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="IDd5b89ecbe92241df9f512a9387b982e0"><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="IDa341dc714e554ca69d8ce5f972c1d263"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">produces, issues, authorizes, or verifies a
United States passport for or to any person knowing or in reckless disregard of
the fact that such person is not entitled to receive a passport; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID617536f0496b4df8be497c632b3242e7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transfers or furnishes a passport to any
person for use by any person other than 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><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeb89363d66dd452ebda890d98a9f2cc4"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Misuse of a passport</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1544 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C3A2EF5E32047328370680FDA98A214" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd131671ec473401aa4d56941fb779e21" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1544.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Misuse of a passport</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any person who knowingly—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd526b7b69b344f1891e90cea44390f9b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses any passport issued or designed for
the use of another person;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID500e909586374b778d979ad14bed0fc5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses any passport in violation of the
conditions or restrictions contained in the passport, 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="IDef7b88bb278042eaae5d70df27e0e9f7"><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="ID1ce0cb9c11b44dc1b7e375b9feb3e21d"><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="section">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 15 years, or
both.</continuation-text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa6bffe9c4bda427884041e7537e135ba"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Schemes to defraud aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1545 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D0224F6CFE0422D9CC1C3AC57D8DEAE" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49bb30945cba42dca92a206e3c50d149" 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="ID33837a3705a545d3aafe1a78ef27dfb0"><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 any Federal immigration law or any matter the offender claims or
represents is authorized by or arises under any Federal immigration law,
to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID512bddf4743a4b50905d0e10eb24190e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">defraud any person; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54d76290d1e3428a83ad9b293ef63c41"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">obtain or receive money or anything else of
value from any person by means of false or fraudulent pretenses,
representations, or promises,</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="IDf598c2e3ff834e37ba7d1088a3bc8da5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Misrepresentation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who knowingly and falsely
represents that such person is an attorney or an accredited representative (as
that term is defined in section 1292.1 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations
(or any successor regulation)) in any matter arising under any Federal
immigration law shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15
years, or
both.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ac6ef1f1f6e44259cca06420dc31953"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration and visa fraud</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1546 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72242f40f85c4a408e592ee510f06a28"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending the section heading to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB87CDFED92DA4B2BA5AAC77A1C8E6233" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35bf926f56f64eed98e9540efbf2cf08" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1546.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration and visa
fraud</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f2e3ea82b4f44c4a5f6c58b5d27b345"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (b) and (c) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCE796BF0F0554BA0B20E9993891ED056" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74925a140e09470d82475135d6f18a50"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trafficking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who, during any period of 3
years or less, knowingly—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID442beb6c71fc4d27aa69f4309a281145"><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="ID192cf5fbc2974cc59e945eb6dbec3f6e"><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="ID7561dce7eb07439bba2e9a0073c8ef6b"><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="ID74bae41d658f4488b297cfd0177bc635"><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="ID8fa4183cf2cb4f9f8b6355fbf60e347e"><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, buys, sells, possesses, or
uses any official material (or counterfeit of any official material) used to
make immigration documents, including any distinctive paper, seal, hologram,
image, text, symbol, stamp, engraving, or plate, shall be fined under this
title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65f42cb10d8d476fb12754ad9ade87eb"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who uses—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3716967da40344b7914e719830bb8af0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification document, knowing or
having reason to know that the document is false or was not issued lawfully for
the use of the possessor; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6f71aa3a18704648b70f54ecfda7d2a4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a false attestation, for the purpose of
satisfying a requirement under section 274A(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(b)), shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 1 year, or
both.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6611c79fbb0c4f728d2f6312e5091fb6"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alternative imprisonment maximum for
certain offenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1547
of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc8b58b70bf694d25a0fb8fdc911a1010"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>(other than an offense under section 1545)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd0bab1b4842a4ee080db5355e61a5933"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>15</quote> and inserting <quote>20</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26e3aa951e3540729e3f9d0d163ced6b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>20</quote> and inserting <quote>25</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9c92a8b32cd445a0815f644bae7c6008"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attempts, conspiracies, jurisdiction, and
definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 75 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1547 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB118F84440F64F98A0A797D3767BCB58" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73912ed215d94312b808ed7d5ac46e5e" 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 such section.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27a97bb14a86466686eaedaff96eef34" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1549.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional jurisdiction</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9702b29017fa4d0b9974095eb4f2581a"><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="ID7f114c52799c472fa5c1be308831ac0f"><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="ID07c2b14b30c749f084d04f637cd9e2ba"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the offense involves a United States
passport or immigration document (or any document purporting to be such a
document) or any matter, right, or benefit arising under or authorized by any
Federal immigration law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f1caa96b69348228a335bb243c1b0b1"><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="ID712ef1ea31b6460bab72dd010d0253f3"><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="IDc1db105b3aab4405af63516502fe617a"><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="ID2bdd1cc8b73b4c64a3cde215a0d476e1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the offender is a national of the United
States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as those terms
are defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a))); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a28f90818a14e79868c9b0a4565df28"><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="ID24c2f6cb6b4f42898a2f4c80f944f0fb" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1550.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized law enforcement
activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
chapter may be construed to prohibit—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EA3F495B72B435FA517C68871C8C819"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id207BDCA9828B4E998B0286782D21284A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any activity authorized under title V of
the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 (Public Law 91–452; 84 Stat.
933).</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID612d73e7f0b840fb8be5eec4515df53f"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for chapter 75 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13553FF652484032A63F93B2153AE08E" style="OLC">
<toc>
<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. Alternative imprisonment
maximum for certain offenses.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1548. Attempts and
conspiracies.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1549. Additional
jurisdiction.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1550. Authorized law
enforcement
activities.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7a55d3ce59264fafbeb45fa6b93f8fdd"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Uniform statute of limitations for certain
immigration, naturalization, and peonage offenses</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf179c5d74f2644b88320f04101b172cc"><enum>(1)</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="id90B7F1EB3E6E4CE298C791ECE6AFC487" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4449b6126c8742028717d0de5a31e308" 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">A person may not be
prosecuted, tried, or punished for any violation under chapter 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 commit such a violation, for a
violation of any criminal provision under section 243, 266, 274, 275, 276, 277,
or 278 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253, 1306, 1324, 1325,
1326, 1327, and 1328), or for an attempt or conspiracy to commit any such
violation, 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>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID912b742ad00847e797bdb78770d039e5"><enum>(2)</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="idc8474bc1-2e24-461a-8af5-e45fc8f6b215" style="USC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="ID4449b6126c8742028717d0de5a31e308" level="section">3291. Immigration, naturalization, and peonage
offenses.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe68c55cb08174d6386b3f0541ee474dd" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>222.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Directives related to passport and document
fraud</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa5393041eb9d4775b99fe1335f817f7f"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Directive to the United States sentencing
commission</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8a4023b8f1f54b5ab81823f8b8d45ac5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pursuant to the authority under section 994
of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall
promulgate or amend the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and official
commentaries related to passport fraud offenses, including the offenses
described in chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section
209, to reflect the serious nature of such offenses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96cfc3c75e9547b490137a68480912c9"><enum>(2)</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 United States Sentencing Commission shall submit a
report on the implementation of this subsection to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D982E563B6B4FE6AB46DC03BCF78E39"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF79AC72C92864C5F86FD28AF4E6E3EBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4e5b4e806aed40c68f481f5c81b5c042"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection for legitimate refugees and
asylum seekers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID506b029a984849d6a838a0482d4eb6da"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3bcbe670e7f949c6b0b973aefa6d139a"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General, in consultation with
the Secretary, shall develop binding prosecution guidelines for Federal
prosecutors to ensure that each prosecution of an alien seeking entry into the
United States by fraud is consistent with the United States treaty obligations
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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2d89162b291f4182ad0f14e97a05acee"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No private right of action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The guidelines developed pursuant to
subparagraph (A), and any internal office procedures related to such
guidelines—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF42F33D2663475095361DDEEAB43714"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are intended solely for the guidance of
attorneys of the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D7ACF5D375A41728CBD1DFCE8D80CA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are not intended to, do not, and may not be
relied upon to, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law by any party in any administrative, civil, or criminal
matter.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDae600529037f423f829bd206dc91e4d2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of vulnerable
persons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person described in
paragraph (3) may not be prosecuted under chapter 75 of title 18, United States
Code, or under section 275 or 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1325 and 1326), in connection with the person’s entry or attempted entry
into the United States until after the date on which the person’s application
for such protection, classification, or status has been adjudicated and denied
in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7081277012a44a089944f56c6f087872"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Persons seeking protection, classification,
or status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person described
in this paragraph is a person who—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23DBB5DF415B4CBFB33C81D4908C282F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is seeking protection, classification, or
status; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7311404c4e524531aefb10177f62323e"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB3CE07AF8FCD4B609841E90ACA441505"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has filed an application for asylum under
section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), withholding
of removal under section 241(b)(3) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1231), or relief under
the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment, done at New York, December 10, 1994, pursuant to title 8, Code
of Federal Regulations;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56DF5E90E6994400B990FA5EAB09C663" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">indicates immediately after apprehension,
that he or she intends to apply for such asylum, withholding of removal, or
relief and promptly files the appropriate application;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1974DB7124148DEB745C97DE24C4023" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been referred for a credible fear
interview, a reasonable fear interview, or an asylum-only hearing under section
235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225) or title 8, Code of
Federal Regulations; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DF841D275B748A39D02E01FA60F35E6" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has filed an application for classification
or status under—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30FD2F6B078942CFBBFEBCEA57521328"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">paragraph (15)(T), (15) (U), (27)(J), or
(51) of section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)); or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51AE31DA7AA34905A318FD7A086AEC9E"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 216(c)(4)(C), 240A(b)(2), or
244(a)(3) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)(4)(C), 1229b(b)(2), and
1254a(a)(3)).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01126d153eaa4fb1bebd4dddc4cd0e44" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>223.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expanding the definition of conveyances
subject to forfeiture</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd8c54b26891c4cdc90e8aae5734e2a87"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1703 of title 19, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcf608ff2d73e40969d56d010b9a44d55"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending the section heading to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C1034BE771D47638F434056D873525F" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDce681d7a947740d5b1e54beb0a7ea1d2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1703.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Seizure and forfeiture of vessels,
vehicles, other conveyances, and instruments of international
traffic</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd1892db78230438184d40d4569a0b083"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by amending the
subsection heading to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8643329665FE45049252F2E1816103D6" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe1a038c93e9442a5b6627f49f528d9ac"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vessels, vehicles, other conveyances, and
instruments of international traffic subject to seizure and
forfeiture</header>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa2807c6a8c154b0fb851cfe6780b2679"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by amending the
subsection heading to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0BBFE82395F438BB4CAB77976E5351A" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb40323839ee040c69d955b977c8f6883"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vessels, vehicles, other conveyances, and
instruments of international traffic
defined</header>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc94f66884e7744b9935bb7423a742908"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsections (a) and (b), by inserting
<quote>, vehicle, other conveyance, or instrument of international
traffic</quote> after <quote>vessel</quote> each place such term appears;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDca0229ea3c34420585d0cecb0432d97a"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (c) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46F467A93EF04A889503D167FED8DD8B" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2cdb3865b37f42cbafbb73b523a29998"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acts constituting prima facie evidence of
smuggling</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
this section, prima facie evidence that a conveyance is being, has been, or is
attempting to be employed in smuggling or to defraud the revenue of the United
States shall be—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2a630cf57e2e499391a5e682e76d60ee"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a vessel, the vessel—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEED159AF6AF04D54A06714795A1820DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has become subject to pursuit, as described
in section 1581;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2912C37EC1624EDBA7CFFE9536F8F4C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a hovering vessel; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF63CEFA1D3274DEBA0AD54CCD8A55E36"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fails, at any place within the customs
waters of the United States or within a customs-enforcement area, to display
lights as required by law;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa50659a3ecc04cf08e5369c951d83593"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a vehicle, other conveyance,
or instrument of international traffic, the vehicle, other conveyance, or
instrument of international traffic has any compartment or equipment that is
built or fitted out for
smuggling.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4e6407e7f87d4bd2b104bfa48c9169eb"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for chapter 5 of
title 19, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 1703 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFEF133F223874497A5ED2142C66A5341" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1703. Seizure and forfeiture of
vessels, vehicles, other conveyances, or instruments of international
traffic.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD609AB07AB7340EF84A19944CCCB69FF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>224.</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="ID3fc65fbb2d4d482891d6f1082992dbd5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(5), by amending
subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FF50823D9F8497AA1A16D3CE74CF9EA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9708D938563D4ED9B290FD3F1CB44765"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in subsection (y), is in
the United States and has not been lawfully admitted for permanent
residence;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EBC5AFAD366418C86744EBCA278AD8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(5), by amending
subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26FF869763D04D0198A4009472BCAA4D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FE5A75D4E754458B91B705D4A21DB0D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in subsection (y), is in
the United States and has not been lawfully admitted for permanent
residence;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc04b484c534c4554a412be8950febc7a"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (y)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa40a9e9468bc49bab8b9e226dcd296bb"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Admitted Under
Nonimmigrant Visas</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Not Lawfully Admitted for
Permanent Residence</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDced4c126ca0d4e4ab508e5f29fb58437"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D11D24F72C545BCBCE9A8F12A106926" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe97c3724f9a944ec83b2c69c5bf3b2f8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>lawfully admitted for
permanent residence</term> has the same meaning as in section 101(a)(20) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(20)).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1b7547cffbfd4157b4a4b4e41d0bcf9e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>under
a nonimmigrant visa</quote> and inserting <quote>and has not been lawfully
admitted for permanent residence</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7bcba2f7d11f45f48c3b45bc6bd48400"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A), by striking
<quote>admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa</quote> and
inserting <quote>lawfully admitted to the United States and has not been
lawfully admitted for permanent residence</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc89ca4d4d7b742f5a44a830efebed7b8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>225.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal forfeiture</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 982 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa1058def727c4b798e42d8a92f87b039"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2)(B) by inserting
<quote>1028A</quote> between <quote>1028</quote> and
<quote>1029;</quote></text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdc8dcbac73ac4a96a50a40d9583dfcf6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(6)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1be6ac9c731f454dba4ad223cbf5277f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote> or 274A(a)(2)</quote>
and inserting <quote>274A(a)(2) or 274A(i)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcee7dbec314a4864b348e0d2e5c57b0e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and 1028A</quote> after
<quote>1028</quote> and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID257ee277fe294c2e8c4085ac59b7930c"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(8) by inserting
<quote>and 1028A</quote> after <quote>1028</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f3e1f66515e4c57b173a752b87e685a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>226.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advance delivery of information including
passenger manifests</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99976c3f9b5b4fd183619efbed451117"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 231 (8 U.S.C. 1221) is amended as
follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID539d6661aea64d95947af4a07279dd3d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>commercial vessel or
aircraft</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>commercial vessel,
commercial vehicle, or aircraft</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbfe5d6d00b5844fdac78ab7602e6c69b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>such
vessel or aircraft</quote> and inserting <quote>such vessel, vehicle, or
aircraft</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9fb32b997f9c4eaf8029c4b22973fff7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g), by striking
<quote>$1,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59DAC7081246433BA3B20A5F6583D312"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (j), by striking <quote>The
Attorney General</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E64C7BCB6EF49B5BC8CE7B44AA49E10" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDFD5951689F48C2B1576668D0D40524"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information to be recorded</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland
Security</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9fc3d602b84f4a57862eb3a37c10249b"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7969930E4B924FC4BF1DE476A2BE9714" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc7d2d095124540a5b4aa5f661a5ee848"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sharing of manifest and passenger name
record information with other government agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security may
provide information contained in passenger and crew manifests and passenger
name record information received under this section to other Federal, State,
tribal, local, and foreign government authorities in order to protect the
national security of the United States or as otherwise authorized by
law.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeb110a051a60468ba39209705c250871"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to
abrogate, diminish, or weaken the provisions of any Federal law that prevents
or protects against unauthorized collection or release of personal
records.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa024e3fe2cfd4e72a6882e4ef1961e27"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall assess the privacy and civil
liberties impacts of the amendments made by subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25344274d99e4206827e3b6f86b0a713" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>227.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unlawful flight from immigration or customs
controls and disobeyance of lawful orders</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 758 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17BE6C45F0534D93952952E622666691" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id862317D00C0B48F2B5D54610E144FC8F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>758.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unlawful flight from Federal checkpoints
and disobeyance of lawful orders</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc53efbc2432245a4938240ad4c96ea2a"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evading a checkpoint</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who, while operating a motor
vehicle or vessel—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A18BC766479444B9733CC8CEF416799"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly flees or evades a checkpoint
operated by the Department of Homeland Security or any other Federal law
enforcement agency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F56CF7670C44CF89F821AA24982BFE7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly or recklessly disregards or
disobeys the lawful command of a Federal law enforcement officer engaged in the
enforcement of Federal law, or the lawful command of any law enforcement
officer assisting such Federal officer,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID870c10e6c62e421284163655febc5436"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure to stop</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who, while operating a motor
vehicle, aircraft, or vessel, knowingly or recklessly disregards or disobeys
the lawful command of a Federal law enforcement officer engaged in the
enforcement of Federal law, or the lawful command of any law enforcement
officer assisting such Federal officer, shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 2 years, or
both.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcb80e7fc175249e58c6dd7e7feddfb86" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>228.</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="IDa90ff05c9f8e418989260679a7e2235c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may award grants to any
Indian tribe that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDCD4CB63D61F4C1189AD067C26760B0C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">owns land that is adjacent to an
international border of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id967D805C85CE4DE387E369E98FB90C86"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been adversely affected by illegal
immigration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39d1fd786bf94cbc8a1ce03db4e0aa45"><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="IDbd7939248968461db0c11f82d297c600"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">law enforcement activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2caccb6096d640698d11a4b09e3970c4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">health care services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe744554d37814f2c99ac9f6bd344e2b8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental restoration; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe97a09d308254a9886ed5b51287f5173"><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="ID6d28e7ba6b954e2a85a77904e1b547e4"><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-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43b4ef11a5f9435b9f8364e87e5141d6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the level of access that Border
Patrol agents have on tribal lands;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42c75de674964af1afed7531c4ca67a0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the extent to which the
enforcement of Federal immigration laws and rescue operations by Border Patrol
officers may be improved by enhanced access to tribal lands;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67adef6c0fdf4f0ab9056991957c6c29"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains a strategy for improving access to
tribal lands through increased cooperation with tribal authorities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22d06bd2c67a4e89ac35ebb3a0efec4d"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies grants provided by the
Department to Indian tribes, either directly or through grants provided to
State or local governments, for border security expenses.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6106933400ba4b9592c80d91352e6be0"><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 2011 through 2015 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID369d7b3cfca74b7cbbae5de681522bef" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>229.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Diplomatic security service</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd90b02b659e24647bd04819fc3a4436f"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 37(a)(1) of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)(1)) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B16F42D16BB43E6B758262AC59988F7" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd3a1a376b54d4a188ef5ca2e8080f0bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct investigations concerning—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf3d4baff2fdd42ec884fea88cc2ff14b"><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="ID443bd7476d8a4e39a67b56249d7d096e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identity theft or document fraud affecting
or relating to the programs, functions, or authorities of the Department of
State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc60cced6ca844c82b7275764082a4441"><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="ID4f35bce0e890462da450525d2c505c67"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal offenses committed within the
special maritime and territorial jurisdiction defined in section 7(9) of title
18, United States Code, except as that jurisdiction relates to the premises of
United States military missions and related
residences;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c85711c7d404151aa5e5dd60fc26339"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to
limit the investigative authority of any Federal department or agency.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05fbfbb4a8d2410fb5e89e51f6ea8dea" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>230.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increased penalties barring the admission
of convicted sex offenders failing to register and requiring deportation of sex
offenders failing to register</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd661ba6ac0034acc9469357656b0e2b0"><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="ID34130a8a23974fd29add76d5b20fc8d8"><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="ID959fb169c441410fbd93e4e4797e6f7d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (II), by striking the comma at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb578eb4e42b84735b015c6a383bd2529"><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="id7AAFB720DB394CB5AC92BE91EA237D04" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9a27a917aee042e19e4bd115d4100338"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a conviction under section 2250 of title
18, United States Code (relating to failure to register as a sex
offender),</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9767b9b4416c440883abaa38b63b9862"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deportability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 237(a)(2)(A)(i) (8 U.S.C.
1227(a)(2)(A)(i)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3446827507c54b4fbd9bf3596c5a0320"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (I), by striking <quote>,
and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4e71891b5f5642d68987d72970b2f892"><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="ID7307d171de7b4369b6f8642cdd466aa3"><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="id2E09864009674AADBD508D016F2075BC" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID321043c8d7004e3a8e96434678bedd1e"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a conviction under section 2250 of title
18, United States Code (relating to failure to register as a sex
offender),</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID567b8d3e0a924375a19ac78c2278b6ab" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>231.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aggravated felony</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0e4d0277a2024bd2b989245c752c29f0"><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="IDb6964c1e95cb4f48be5a2dca525d927d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking <quote>The term <term>aggravated felony</term> means—</quote> and
inserting <quote>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term
<term>aggravated felony</term> applies to any offense which is a felony
described in this paragraph, whether in violation of Federal or State law, for
which the individual served at least 1 year of imprisonment and to such a
felony offense in violation of the law of a foreign country, for which the term
of imprisonment was completed during the previous 15 years, regardless of
whether the conviction was entered before, on, or after September 30, 1996, and
means—</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDae7f80abee2848c28f1179c89557da09"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (N), by striking
<quote>paragraph (1)(A) or (2) of</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(1)(A), (2), or (4) of</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0c8cdec47734463c8334f954a82fafd7"><enum>(3)</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="IDdec3fe5148004c1795df573625c3e71b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date and application</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf740cbe11344402397daa74ec9641936"><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="IDa6a1140120d6468398c6820e5837b9f0"><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="IDcd161d8b3daa4b14a178534448ddf4c4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">apply to any act that occurred on or after
such date.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0d52ea072c114bd0806673b0446f4a94"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application of amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments to section 101(a)(43) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act 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 to actions taken on or
after September 30, 1996, regardless of when the conviction for such actions
occurred.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDface5728865f4e7f8821fd3f6619f512" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>232.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increased criminal penalties related to
gang violence</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda4556b2716e44dc82348751b286df62"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal street gangs</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe4fe0ea3d6b54d78a2fc5562454654d8"><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 by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5122281D6A314E33B754F05CB7737761" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf21694bdfb4240aab4dc80ef18d153de"><enum>(J)</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 has been convicted of a crime under section 521 of
title 18, United States Code, is
inadmissible.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3fe0b63f9f9b415ebe7510e79d4b1b41"><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="id98D47483335E4D43961D548531A3448C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05923c4a926941279d25b961240bdc32"><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 has been convicted of a crime under section 521 of
title 18, United States Code, is
deportable.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaea364d8060841c4bd084551e49ee5b5"><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="ID8a2a620ee50b43b1b1f070d2fa35c093"><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="IDe98a62663a084b5ea7bd443f7ed7dfad"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(2)(B)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1052e928d61b429ea83ab061615974c1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>,
or</quote> at the end and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6fe7b52cb320416fb493bfe1604ffa72"><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>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf26b6fe2b71e47f2b389d6f69726e30d"><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="id3406FF01891049EDA437B16DB3B39165" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa516326989b346439bc7ad127575559b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has been convicted of a crime
under section 521 of title 18, United States
Code.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9cd12288c40c4e1d815e727160de7ac7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ef0159ea7d84fcd8b9b0e47fd55fcf4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91feec9990894e86afb97f2ec50934bd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(3); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75FA57FDF28A433C805B6C66D355D81D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by
adding at the end the following: <quote>The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall detain an alien provided temporary protected status under this section if
the alien has been found by an immigration judge to be subject to detention
under section 236(c)(1).</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2f8ff1d442c64d0cbece91f61c19757a"><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="ID78148c4dd83645959bf33d0fb2ef247f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), in the matter
following subparagraph (D)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc7e4fcc010ac435f9152120cef8607f9"><enum>(A)</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 more than 5
years</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f5f83a6d2484227b947694908e39d7c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, or both</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c3052d8def748fbada078008b9f643d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking <quote>not
more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both</quote> and
inserting <quote>under title 18, United States Code, and imprisoned for not
more than 3 years (or for not more than 10 years if the alien is removable
under paragraph (1)(E), (2), or (4) of section 237(a)).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></chapter></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id67CF8BA85DBB413283F1584006B9572E" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention reform</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEDE8BEAE752425EA953BFCE3C48F8CE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>241.</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="ID153a6c95974e4fb7b3bd4174543f303f"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Apprehension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>apprehension</term> means
the detention, arrest, or custody, or any significant deprivation of an
individual’s freedom of action by government officials or entities acting under
agreement with the Department for suspicion of violations under the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcc621de34c4c4a2ebc45e6eb23952519"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>child</term> has the meaning
given to the term in section 101(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaa30f29ffea74a01b8e8293cab585521"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child welfare agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>child welfare agency</term>
means the State or local agency responsible for child welfare services under
subtitles B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5fe62a90982145639024a4e2a78efa74"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperating entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>cooperating entity</term>
means a State or local entity acting under agreement with, or at the request
of, the Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17db364558ad421f9600aa639c8ee451"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detainee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>detainee</term> means an
individual who is subject to detention under the Immigration and Nationality
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18aa8952a99f46abbcb1957bf8b76fdc"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>detention</term> means
government custody or any other deprivation of an individual's freedom of
movement by government agents.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc578e48c39d4479cb2f191b2aec30c11"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>detention facility</term>
means a Federal, State, or local government facility, or a privately owned and
operated facility, that is used to hold individuals suspected or found to be in
violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) for
more than 72 hours.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf6e401e84cb646bfb51e5dc1ec859931"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Families with children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>family with children</term>
means any parent or legal guardian who is apprehended with 1 or more of their
children.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80e416fecd2246a78d4f747247fba786"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Group legal orientation
presentations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>group legal orientation presentations</term> means live group
presentations, supplemented by individual orientations, pro se workshops, and
pro bono referrals, that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA33888CB1D34267BDE5F774D41B7BA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are carried out by private nongovernmental
organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id631BEE8531E443C4880685C38D768BBC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are presented to detainees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id598A0C12AF71460DA1DA1E309965A745"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inform detainees about Federal immigration
law and procedures; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4085C0EC44014C758F974C7DC3C9E83B"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enable detainees to determine their
eligibility for relief.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf9cf2586631c478e889e319f985d7a8f"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration enforcement
action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>immigration enforcement action</term> means the apprehension of,
detention of, or request for or issuance of a detainer for, 1 or more
individuals for suspected or confirmed violations of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) by the Department or cooperating
entities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDad4800a0ff9444a69c9946ca2ff04d7b"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local education agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>local education
agency</term> has the meaning given to the term in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd3e3db29b3c44c492b1d0a2902f60b9"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NGO</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>NGO</term> means a
nongovernmental organization that provides social services or humanitarian
assistance to the immigrant community.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95f5957c81214de783f3ffc8e06df3a0"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secure alternatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>secure alternatives</term>
means custodial or noncustodial programs under which aliens are screened and
provided with appearance assistance services or placed in supervision programs
as needed to ensure they appear at all immigration interviews, appointments and
hearings.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDabe8dabf1259490aa199991dec3d6f0e"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short-term detention facility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>detention facility</term>
means a Federal, State, or local government facility, or a privately owned and
operated facility, that is used to hold individuals suspected or found to be in
violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) for 72
hours or less.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID491431d8839348ec8984b8c80d12aac5"><enum>(15)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unaccompanied alien children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>unaccompanied alien
children</term> has the meaning given the term in section 462(g) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07a9d164c7554998964e086fd0347c2e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>242.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protections for vulnerable
populations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID255561ee2c964c5d935440ccbc46e883"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of vulnerable
populations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09cbb9bbf92541ad81864356402516f8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 72 hours after the
commencement of an immigration-related enforcement activity, the Department
shall screen each detainee to determine if the individual is a member of a
vulnerable population.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcb04c36309cb42ec8795c2c23faec4c1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility for release</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual is a member of a vulnerable
population and eligible for release under paragraph (3) if the Department
determines that he or she—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4d46c97651324303b8050d6fae453916"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a nonfrivolous claim to United States
citizenship;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20af4385545c4ec0a855fc842839c6dc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been deemed by a medically trained
professional to have medical or mental health needs, or a disability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa3668385fbd14731b9670b217b121097"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is pregnant or nursing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe72bb0a4c9994f888ee0e02fc48370a6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is being detained with 1 or more of his or
her children, or is 1 of such children;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID431e90bafe5944d782b75e0670ddd6e6"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides financial, physical, and other
direct support to his or her minor children, parents, or other
dependents;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbcfb6c97613a4098826f73b54dff91f1"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is older than 65 years of age;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc38d855ca2ec4c8faf73b36e1c052d5a"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a child (as defined in section 101(b) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14e6ef9471a149999e54a9fd57308662"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a victim of abuse, violence, crime, or
human trafficking;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb7831f0a316e4969a55a76519d1a6b92"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been referred for a credible fear
interview, a reasonable fear interview, or an asylum hearing, or is a stateless
individual;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90ce4dd7bcb349b68b3729e8979104b7"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has applied or intends to apply for asylum,
withholding 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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20405c42e366404fb209eda3aea0e254"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is prima facie eligible for relief under
any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.)
including returning lawful permanent residents; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4e74dbd741c54155818317c76e6def6c"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a member of any other group that has
been designated as a vulnerable population in regulations or guidance
promulgated by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ff4553906bf48e9a331246408592278"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Options regarding detention decisions for
vulnerable populations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 236 (8 U.S.C. 1226), as amended by
this Act, is further amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80088dbee7e34a9c9b61331e20b6830c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcdfca8702036472385980490af7ff73a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
striking <quote>(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>(g)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeaa94106dd474ab395568560e9c77543"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe47f620c48ec441590fbe894961430b4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2472b819fabb4d06802138986528474b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>but</quote> at the end; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe8ef8fa552cb43da90b899b7bb6656c7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4E398A4AEC14DFE9E165914DB93283F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D9F1F9568394CA1B580ADE7C7046F65"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien’s own
recognizance;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4f4e34647e0743319cd5ebacaf5aba7e"><enum>(C)</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="ID7c3607589be24d1dbbe07484f98b355f"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7640C5BB8F45410B9DD13B84E1D7A548" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABADDA01CF1A44A7856196419FAD5F97"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may enroll the alien in a secure
alternatives program;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8f01ce8dbeaa4c5a98cd553d6d138cac"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (a) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51F0A9BD4CBF4C8ABF4D6855B4F4F0AC" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb0c2ba49a0c44e3db002ff106e0cbd87"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Custody decisions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37e056f927fc46409329d8213aaa56d5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria to be considered</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any alien who is not charged with
inadmissibility or removability under a ground specified in subsection (g) or
section 236A, the criteria that the Secretary of Homeland Security or the
Attorney General shall use to demonstrate that detention is necessary
are—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb8f0179563654e0ea464b45ef7bafb30"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the alien poses a risk to public
safety, including a risk to national security; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb684576cd9a2405a8ded9ca2bb55ae43"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether alien poses a flight risk and there
are no conditions of release that will reasonably ensure that the alien will
appear for immigration proceedings, including bond or other conditions that
reduce the risk of flight.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbde84b6c8dbb4d25afb6f261b5e103f3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A decision to detain an alien shall not be
subject to the criteria under paragraph (1) if the Secretary demonstrates, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the alien falls is described in subsection
(g)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ea420487a9c49de84f76e9cc7e89d4c"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Decisions by the Secretary or the Attorney
General under this section shall be subject to review.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff1af3b40d5442c0a95be93c7752fced"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Custody decisions for vulnerable
populations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe6c3852d9f5942bbad5e44f671462ebd"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 72 hours after an individual
is detained under this section (unless the 72-hour requirement is waived in
writing by the individual), an individual who is a member of a vulnerable
population (as defined by subsection (a)) shall be released from the custody of
the Department of Homeland Security and shall not be subject to electronic
monitoring unless the Department demonstrates by a preponderance of evidence
that the individual—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd45c916641ba4b259456adbe80445e07"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is subject to mandatory detention under
subsection (g) or section 236A;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdae4f79e4c4e4d2ea8665c1f35103433"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">poses a risk to public safety, including a
risk to national security; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0f1e293101c049ba9e1c867be6212a8d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a flight risk and the risk cannot be
mitigated through other conditions of release, such as bond or secure
alternatives, which will reasonably ensure the alien will appear for
immigration proceedings.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2155001898884e7ea45db909ccc7d5b0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Release</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual shall be released from
custody under this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0aec6449363d4421b3d15fa40d31e5b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the individual’s own
recognizance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2713817f2b204013a19354199e97a7a5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by posting a minimum bond under subsection
(a)(2)(a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1a9c19231a49490a8f48350285a0cf1a"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on parole, in accordance with section
212(d)(5)(A); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbb5950722fa04ffca5cad7f5cc3d057a"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">into a noncustodial secure alternatives
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0787c804e2934f53a1bd5bd62e430c76"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Decision to remove or release an
alien</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17fb6186433c49909ff4ef30395884dc"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All decisions to detain an individual under
this Act—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5cc3a29e86c542c5829cfc7706dd659a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be made in writing by the Department
of Homeland Security or the Attorney General;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID727586ead54c48df898b12dd839bfe43"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall specify the reasons for such decision
if the decision is made to continue detention without bond, parole, release on
recognizance, or release into a noncustodial secure alternatives program;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc8cbb44988784b69ba67c002ca22d9c8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be served upon the individual in the
language spoken by the individual—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDac9a43b890bd47fc9990df669d47b33d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 72 hours after the
commencement of the alien’s detention; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31fe528a40364295b10e3fa7dab650f9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an alien subject to section
235 or 241(a)(5) who must establish a credible fear of persecution or torture,
not later than 72 hours after a positive credible fear of persecution or
reasonable fear of persecution or torture determination.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID039821c88945478e9552cae51ab35bd3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Redetermination</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43036ecccce146c2aa4d59f3e1a19716"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien detained by the Department of
Homeland Security under this Act may, at any time after being served with the
Secretary’s decision under paragraph (1), request a redetermination of that
decision by an immigration judge.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc8b1d6ce30744a3db883b2181cfb1c55"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General may review and conduct
custody redeterminations for any custody decision by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7e9f32d38b824565b387323c19326914"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subparagraph may be
construed to prevent an individual from requesting a bond
redetermination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD8F0CCA12A044D42953B2CB7B63C8EC6"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timely notice upon apprehension and service
of charging documents</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d70b49142b4431d976639489cfe24b3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, for each individual detained
by the Department under this section, shall file the notice to appear or other
relevant charging document with the closest immigration court to where the
individual was apprehended and serve such notice on the individual not later
than 48 hours after the commencement of the individual’s detention.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd4d0a7f1daf5406dba1967537b9b8992"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Custody determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any individual who is detained under this
section for more than 48 hours shall be brought before an immigration judge for
a custody determination not later than 72 hours after the commencement of such
detention unless the individual waives such right in accordance with paragraph
(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbc0f3dced4894cdf8b7f443b2bf804fe"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements under this subsection may
be waived for 7 days if the individual—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id412EE98691224DAE95AFB0F313F240EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enters into a written agreement with the
Department of Homeland Security to waive such requirement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1901766A5D64055ADDFD4C6CA1BB1CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is eligible for immigration benefits or
demonstrates eligibility for a defense against removal.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc9ca016606ef47f68bd2779830b7a7f7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability of other law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to
repeal section
236A.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDce8700b33bab40748fa0ad40bd1b5b01"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(2), as redesignated, by
inserting <quote>or for humanitarian reasons,</quote> after <quote>such an
investigation,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe9c49e18a5a84a01ae6e0d1151967154"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and
(d), as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd46f9c73312248138c8f3fd451afa3fd" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>243.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Apprehension procedures for immigration
enforcement-related activities relating to children</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ea53ce9924247df85b37298b47aafdc"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4f4964ab29f74d8e8304ac9ab9b47382"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advance notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), when conducting
any immigration enforcement action, the Department and cooperating entities
shall notify the Governor of the State, the local child welfare agency, and
relevant State and local law enforcement before commencing the action, or, if
advance notification is not possible, immediately after commencing such action,
of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2a20d55ab61e43d8bd81553a3c0b3371"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the approximate number of individuals to be
targeted in the immigration enforcement action; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID788b83aff28c4d4fa9b957d429ab4b4b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the primary language or languages believed
to be spoken by individuals at the targeted site.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8fa336d989d1461f8d8100570c5b9758"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hours of notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent possible, advance
notification should occur during business hours and allow the notified entities
sufficient time to identify resources to conduct the interviews described in
subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf5e5189c4d9f49588756af50f474dd1e"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When conducting any immigration action, the
Department and cooperating entities shall notify the relevant local education
agency and local NGOs of the information described in paragraph (1) immediately
after commencing the action.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44325c582544443c8637351c331fed79"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Apprehension procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any immigration enforcement action, the
Department and cooperating entities shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0b17bb85c4294089a1d8826d4db392f5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as soon as possible and not later than 6
hours after an immigration enforcement action, provide licensed social workers
or case managers employed or contracted by the child welfare agency or local
NGOs with confidential access to screen and interview individuals apprehended
in such immigration enforcement action to assist the Department or cooperating
entity in determining if such individuals are parents, legal guardians, or
primary caregivers of a child in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb700d29791744929936cb8521bec7591"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as soon as possible and not later than 8
hours after an immigration enforcement action, provide any apprehended
individual believed to be a parent, legal guardian, or primary caregiver of a
child in the United States with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID478a5ae1ff3b466c96b906e66dd9199e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">free, confidential telephone calls,
including calls to child welfare agencies, attorneys, and legal services
providers, to arrange for the care of children or wards, unless the Department
has reasonable grounds to believe that providing confidential phone calls to
the individual would endanger public safety or national security; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e17c0c83c1f470aa656854a01b876e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contact information for—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa15e0205eb9a48b9b4a6ff54f781044e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">child welfare agencies in all 50 States,
the District of Columbia, all United States territories, counties, and local
jurisdictions; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86bc6a8c48fb46bc90e289ad09b02c96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">attorneys and legal service providers
capable of providing free legal advice or free legal representation regarding
child welfare, child custody determinations, and immigration matters;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4dc1dca5c7ff48dca0eff38b26621af5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that personnel of the Department and
cooperating entities do not—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa47cbb73cbc940819a964e02dc25108d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interview individuals in the immediate
presence of children; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1998640910414969a3132ff223eb5714"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compel or request children to translate for
interviews of other individuals who are encountered as part of an immigration
enforcement action; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6eea6b9f1fb44f24a4c7dd4c895af3f1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that any parent, legal guardian, or
primary caregiver of a child in the United States—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2cd2596f76a741259ac6c62f05c3ca14"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives due consideration of the best
interests of his or her children or wards in any decision or action relating to
his or her detention, release, or transfer between detention facilities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4567e27617854b7fa817cc00470bd509"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not transferred from his or her initial
detention facility or to the custody of the Department until the
individual—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6958059f1a4e4a36adcf8a1ec639f197"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has made arrangements for the care of his
or her children or wards; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36a8069634944d668a129ba9c2b27237"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if such arrangements are impossible, is
informed of the care arrangements made for the children and of a means to
maintain communication with the children.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19f0b6734439421baffc5cffb568718c"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nondisclosure and retention of information
about apprehended individuals and their children</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfdf6af9927b14e81a23b8c2b69111d01"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information collected by child welfare
agencies and NGOs in the course of the screenings and interviews described in
subsection (b)(1) about an individual apprehended in an immigration enforcement
action may not be disclosed to Federal, State, or local government entities or
to any person, except pursuant to written authorization from the individual or
his or her legal counsel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74373b7e3b3c40f2aeb7ff97300ddf52"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child welfare agency or ngo
recommendation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a child
welfare agency or NGO may—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a055895ba5f44e3aee2ca9be58f7f2f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit a recommendation to the Department
of Homeland Security or cooperating entities regarding whether an apprehended
individual is a parent, legal guardian, or primary caregiver who is eligible
for the protections provided under this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe6a9ace2f70140b299bce999cac9a5ec"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disclose information that is necessary to
protect the safety of the child, to allow for the application of subsection
(b)(4)(A), or to prevent reasonably certain death or substantial bodily
harm.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID324d0e5d86a3468088dc46d722526de9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>244.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention of families</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1622b2270e574992ab0e88bb6af43255"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Placement in removal
proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any family with
children sought to be removed by the Department shall be placed in removal
proceedings under section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1229a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26f33507bc5d4eafb45addd886b5793a"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Custody of families with children</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78b6825f2fc6416c9fbf14c35ccc296e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Separation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Families with children shall not be
separated or taken into custody except when justified by exceptional
circumstances, or when required by law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb0f710ba6f2443708b2f8fcbbda7b19a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptional circumstances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In exceptional circumstances, if release or
a secure alternatives program is not an option for families with children, the
Secretary shall ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18956f4ccd3f4648a40b1db38e93dcb2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">special nonpenal, residential, home-like
facilities that enable families to live as a family unit are designed to house
families with children, taking into account the particular needs and
vulnerabilities of the children;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45c218ff30da431a903949fe65314a5d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procedures and conditions of custody are
appropriate for families with children;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID937d754ab5df4346a2d59f3b5146f03b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entities with demonstrated experience and
expertise in child welfare staff and are responsible for the management of
facilities housing families with children;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2d308fa566284da097d0515f512c0fe9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unless such restrictions are necessary to
prevent flight or to ensure the safety of residents, families with children are
are not subject restrictions—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E8651DD8A194D68B521B4107D5436DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on freedom of movement;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id706EB07F8261401195E65953366EAE5C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">involving access to visitations,
telephones, internet, a library, and a law library;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E3EDAD1E4E54BD3BEA52660EB881726"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regarding possession of personal property,
including personal clothing;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D5A8D084A8642C3A6306CE91CF19E6A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the availability of age appropriate
education; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F0668C048204A89A605573B3C5387FF"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">religious practices;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23278e3b410a4b358fb3827f18ffa9d3"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">individualized reviews by an immigration
judge of each family’s well being, custody status and the need for continued
detention are conducted every 30 days for any family held in such a facility
for more than 3 weeks;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B2A3E7C086D40E8ABD6E98CB6C6676E"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all families are notified in writing of the
decisions resulting from such reviews and of the individualized reasons for the
decision; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcd42c39534164cc890aab2ea29b88ab1"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">parents retain fundamental parental rights
and responsibilities, including the discipline of children, in accordance with
applicable State laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1e1854872e204f3b9cb20e41dbc3a867"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discretionary waiver authority for families
with children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
235(b)(1)(B)(iii) (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1d6d867036ac40c8805a37dab054b877"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (IV), by striking <quote>Any
alien</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in subclause (V), any
alien</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDefcc4facbd8e45078667a7b730043fe9"><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="idDAD7427980144D14B0091CB9E577AB0E" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3df856840f81446bab35cd16ca6f8506"><enum>(V)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discretionary waiver authority for families
with children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
of Homeland Security may decide for humanitarian reasons or significant public
benefit not to detain families with children who are otherwise subject to
mandatory detention under subclause
(IV).</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe5dc7f00faad4739968efef34fdc92cd" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>245.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to children, local and State courts,
child welfare agencies, and consular officials</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe7d11595f4ad4d3e942a901973f06dfd"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that all
detention facilities operated by or under agreement with the Department
implement procedures to ensure that the best interest of the child, including
the best outcome for the family of the child, is considered in any decision or
action relating to the custody of children whose parent, legal guardian, or
primary caregiver is detained as the result of an immigration enforcement
action.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6e4fd85e21a64d36853bc49a3601470c"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to children, State and local courts,
child welfare agencies, and consular officials</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At all detention facilities operated by, or
under agreement with, the Department, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95fd372fc25f49b2ae4883be1a95abb8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that individuals who are detained by
reason of their immigration status may receive the screenings and interviews
described in section 243(b)(1) not later than 6 hours after their arrival at
the detention facility;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID137b9a80e0f7411b906735dea0044ad8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that individuals who are detained by
reason of their immigration status and are believed to be parents, legal
guardians, or primary caregivers of children in the United States are—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID950a6879460647cea1a4de33dac155aa"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permitted daily phone calls and regular
contact visits with their children or wards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ee14f57fe814c3f903fafedf301ebd5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">able to participate fully, and to the
extent possible in-person, in all family court proceedings and any other
proceeding impacting upon custody of their children or wards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1c60beab6ca94722bb7c4b325e8ab9c7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">able to fully comply with all family court
or child welfare agency orders impacting upon custody of their children or
wards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7c1ee62a0392413884b09e3afb264323"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provided with contact information for
family courts in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, all United States
territories, counties, and local jurisdictions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb137752a9d7a4a38b3c42727e023e975"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">granted free and confidential telephone
calls to child welfare agencies and family courts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ce23892473042fb9d329b56c7f69cf6"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">granted free and confidential telephone
calls and confidential in-person visits with attorneys, legal representatives,
and consular officials;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7503dda7585a4b5f955f509b237c6c4d"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provided United States passport
applications for the purpose of obtaining travel documents for their children
or wards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6949489c17304e3c8863493b52e3672c"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">granted adequate time before removal to
obtain passports and other necessary travel documents on behalf of their
children or wards if such children or wards will accompany them on their return
to their country of origin or join them in their country of origin; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ea2a3b4ccaa4904b17aee48c7f33564"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provided with the access necessary to
obtain birth records or other documents required to obtain passports for their
children or wards; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd1cb89c974fd4b6d9d761a7c0523edbc"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate the ability of detained parents,
legal guardians, and primary caregivers to share information regarding travel
arrangements with their children or wards, child welfare agencies, or other
caregivers well in advance of the detained individual's departure from the
United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d40b89ff1c34aafacab63252a4c2c51" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>246.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Memoranda of understanding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop and implement
memoranda of understanding or protocols with child welfare agencies and NGOs
regarding the best ways to cooperate and facilitate ongoing communication
between all relevant entities in cases involving a child whose parent, legal
guardian, or primary caregiver has been apprehended or detained in an
immigration enforcement action to protect the best interests of the child and
the best outcome for the family of the child.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52a35ed42d50462c8cf91de056745124" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>247.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services and independent child welfare experts,
shall require and provide in-person training on the protections required to all
personnel of the Department and of States and local entities acting under
agreement with the Department who regularly come into contact with children or
parents in the course of conducting immigration enforcement actions.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb8317a603b1f4c69a5769676b6d4b288" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>248.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alternatives to detention</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID336621b33af34cf7b99a0a55b71f2ab0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secure alternatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish secure
alternatives programs to ensure public safety and appearances at immigration
proceedings. The Secretary shall contract with nongovernmental organizations to
conduct screening of detainees, provide appearance assistance services, and
operate community-based supervision programs. If an individual is not eligible
for release from custody, the Secretary shall consider the alien for placement
in secure alternatives that maintain custody over the alien, including but not
limited to the use of electronic ankle devices. When deciding whether to use
custodial secure alternatives, the Secretary shall make an individualized
determination and review each case on a monthly basis. The Secretary may use
secure alternatives programs to maintain custody over any alien detained under
the Immigration and Nationality Act, except aliens detained under section 236A
of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1226a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID527c89a908084b5d8e968ba4b87af7d7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>249.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention conditions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa0963a622c1144f4aed24dc643d7356e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that all persons
detained pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act are treated humanely
and granted the protections set forth in this section. The Secretary shall
comply with and enforce the following minimum requirements:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id972F741EEBC74D4B8A031CD3A5BD1722"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quality of medical care</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each detainee has the right to prompt and
adequate medical care, designed to ensure continuity of care, at no cost to the
detainee, including care to address medical needs that existed prior to
detention. Such care shall include primary care, emergency care, chronic care,
reproductive health care, prenatal care, dental care, eye care, mental health
care, medical dietary needs, and other medically necessary specialized care.
The Secretary shall cease use of any short term facility or detention facility
that fails to maintain accreditation for more than 1 year.</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5dae355183e54d56b20d46d50371c995"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each detainee shall receive a comprehensive
medical, dental, and mental health intake screening by a licensed health care
professional upon arrival at the detention facility and each detainee shall
receive a comprehensive medical and mental health examination by a licensed
health care professional not later than 14 days after arrival.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4820bef7b91b4a4daf7b3d4d2ce01507"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All prescribed medications and medically
necessary treatment shall be provided to detainees on schedule and without
interruption. Medically necessary treatment shall include prenatal care,
prenatal vitamins, and hormonal therapies including birth control. Female
detainees shall be provided with adequate access to sanitary products. Each
detainee taking prescribed medications prior to detention shall be allowed to
continue taking such medications, on schedule and without interruption, until
and unless a licensed health care professional examines the immigration
detainee and decides upon an alternative course of treatment. Detainees who
arrive at a detention facility with prescription medications shall be permitted
to continue taking their medications, on schedule and without interruption,
until such time as a qualified health care professional examines the detainee
and decides upon an alternative course of treatment. Detainees who arrive at a
detention facility without prescription medications but who report being on
such medications shall be evaluated by a qualified health care professional as
soon as possible, but not later than 24 hours after arrival. All decisions to
discontinue or modify a detainee’s reported prescription medication regimen
shall be conveyed to the detainee in a language that the detainee understands
and shall be recorded in writing in the detainee’s medical records.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb91002b1d23f430f85f039d967bf7cc0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Involuntary psychotropic medication may be
used only if allowed by applicable law and then only in emergency situations
when a physician has determined, after personally examining the patient, that a
detainee is imminently dangerous to self or others due to a mental illness and
that involuntary psychotropic medication is medically appropriate to treat the
mental illness and necessary to prevent harm. Medication shall not be forcibly
administered to a detainee to facilitate transport, removal or otherwise to
control the detainee’s behavior.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaa487c849f184e36827b7df5a40b454e"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On-Site Medical Providers. Detention
facilities, in conjunction with the Department, shall provide for an
administrative process for handling appeals of denials of medical or mental
health treatment or care. Any decision regarding requested medical care for a
detainee shall be made in writing by an on-site licensed health care
professional within 72 hours. The decision of the on-site provider shall be
communicated without delay to the detainee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe1207408048949cfb6b074a38b76a9c3"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative Appeals Process. Detention
facilities, in conjunction with the Department, shall ensure that detainees,
medical providers, and legally-appointed advocates have the opportunity to
appeal a denial of requested health care services by an on-site provider to an
independent appeals board. The appeals board shall include health care
professionals in the fields relevant to the request for medical or mental
health care. Any such appeal shall be resolved in writing within 7 days by the
appeals board or earlier if medically necessary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95e827eaa7294af5b08daa2621d1951a"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of on-site medical provider
requests. The Secretary shall respond within 72 hours to any request by an
on-site medical provider for authorization to provide medical or mental health
care to an immigration detainee. In each case in which the Secretary denies or
fails to grant such a request by the onsite medical provider, a written
explanation of the reasons for the decision shall be conveyed without delay to
the on-site medical provider and the immigration detainee. The on-site medical
provider and immigration detainee (or legally appointed advocate) shall be
permitted to appeal the denial of or failure to grant the requested health care
service. Such appeal shall be resolved in writing within 7 days by an impartial
appeals board or earlier if medically necessary and communicated without delay
to the on-site medical provider and the immigration detainee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf6b4e11a41eb413eab0de79f2c37230c"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any detainee deemed by a licensed health
care professional to have a medical or mental health care condition shall be
considered for release on parole, on bond, or into a secure alternatives
program, with periodic reevaluations for such detainees not initially
released.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69470a5468aa442b8a67ff24d83d379b"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon removal or release, all detainees with
medical or mental health conditions and women who are pregnant, post-natal, and
nursing mothers shall receive discharge planning to ensure continuity of care
for a reasonable period of time.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4408d7e8b39b492097635302cf716297"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department shall maintain complete,
confidential medical records for every detainee, which shall be made available
within 72 hours upon request to a detainee or individuals authorized by the
detainee. Immediately upon an immigration detainee’s transfer from one
detention facility to another, the immigration detainee’s complete medical
records, including any transfer summary, shall be provided to the receiving
facility.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17628dabadfb4c358de74f2d1e556c65"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfers of detainees</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfe5fc2dff6b44f0fa77cad6cb33fbd0f"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Absent exigent circumstances, such as a
natural disaster or comparable emergency, the Secretary shall provide not less
than 72 hours written notice to any detainee before such detainee is
transferred to another detention facility. Not later than 24 hours after
transfer, the Secretary shall notify by telephone and in writing the detainee’s
legal representative or other person designated by the detainee of the
transfer.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd152f6f743514a10aeef72eb6ac78847"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Absent exigent circumstances, such as a
natural disaster or comparable emergency, the Secretary shall not transfer a
detainee to another detention facility if such transfer would impair an
existing attorney-client relationship; prejudice the rights of the detainee in
any legal proceeding, including any federal, state or administrative
proceeding; or negatively affect the detainee’s health including by
interrupting the continuity of medical care or provision of prescription
medication.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID108f4aab76074767b66e24a4ad5eb216"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transportation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure the safe
transport and deportation of each individual detained under the Immigration and
Nationality Act, including appropriate use of safety harnesses and occupancy
limitations of vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa502cb5384ef456487f5f897102aa034"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to telephones</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention facilities shall provide
detainees with reasonable access to telephones not later than 6 hours after the
commencement of a detention of an individual that shall include at a minimum
one working phone for every 25 detainees. Each detainee has the right to
contact, free of charge, legal representatives, designated nongovernmental
organizations, consular officials, Federal and State courts where the detainee
is or may become involved in a legal proceeding, and all government immigration
agencies and adjudicatory bodies including the DHS Office of the Inspector
General and the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties through
confidential toll-free numbers. Confidential calls at no charge shall be
provided to detainees who are subject to expedited removal or who are
experiencing personal or family emergencies, including the need to arrange care
for dependents. Each detainee has the right to privacy of telephone
conversations made for the purpose of obtaining legal representation or related
to legal matters. The Secretary shall ensure that rates charged in detention
facilities for telephone calls are reasonable and do not significantly impair
the detainee’s right to access telephones.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID164ac1551d064fc88d0ee08200dc1c11"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Physical and sexual abuse</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No detainee, whether in a detention
facility or short term detention facility, shall be subject to degrading or
inhumane treatment such as physical abuse, sexual abuse or harassment, or
arbitrary punishment. Detention facilities shall take all necessary measures to
prevent sexual abuse and sexual assaults of detainees, to provide medical and
mental health treatment to victims of sexual abuse and sexual assaults and
shall comply fully with the standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of
2003 (42 U.S.C. 15601 et seq.)</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID218466eadb7c4cd38ba3d5038186fec9"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations on solitary confinement and
strip searches</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The use of
solitary confinement, shackling, and strip searches of detainees shall be
limited to situations where the use of such techniques is necessitated by
extraordinary circumstances when the safety of other persons is at imminent
risk. These techniques shall in no event be used for the purpose of humiliating
detainees either within or outside the detention facility. Detention facilities
shall adopt written policies pertaining to the use of force and the use of
restraints and shall train all staff on the proper use of such devices.
Solitary confinement, shackling and strip searches shall not be used on
pregnant women, nursing mothers, women in labor or delivery or children who are
younger than 18 years of age. Strip searches shall not be conducted in front of
children who are younger than 21 years of age.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID360f0ee3c2c34341b7b1942d8888184a"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Location of detention
facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All new detention
facilities used by the Department shall be located within 50 miles of a city or
municipality in which there is a demonstrated capacity to provide free or
low-cost legal representation by non-profit legal aid organizations or pro bono
attorneys with expertise in asylum or immigration law. By January 1, 2012, all
detention facilities used by the Department shall meet this requirement, and if
the Secretary is unable to comply, the Secretary shall submit a report to
Congress on that date and annually each year thereafter, explaining the reasons
for the failure and the specific plans to meet the requirement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f04b6201f9445f09cabb9733893a392"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Translation capabilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention facilities and short term
detention facilities shall employ facility staff who are professionally
qualified in any language spoken by more than 10 percent of its immigration
detainee population. All short term detention facilities and detention
facilities shall provide alternative translation services in the exceptional
circumstances when trained bilingual staff members are unavailable to
translate. All such facilities shall provide notices and written materials to
detainees translated in any language spoken by more than 5 percent of its
immigration detainee population.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcc5b5055b4854d7eaf030a9109ad6d9d"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Legal access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detainees in detention facilities have the
right to access legal information, including an on-site law library with
up-to-date legal materials and law databases. Each detainee has the right to
access free of charge the necessary equipment and materials for legal research
and correspondence, such as computers, printers, copiers, and typewriters. The
Secretary shall ensure each detainee is provided with information regarding the
availability of legal information and services to assist those with limited
English proficiency or disabilities. Detention facilities shall also provide
access for each detainee to meet confidentially with legal counsel and shall
provide services to send confidential legal documents to legal counsel,
government offices and legal organizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a979e274d5c4723bfbebb4081b992a8"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Visitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detainees in detention facilities have the
right to meet privately with his or her current or prospective legal
representative, interpreters, and other legal support staff a minimum of 8
hours per day on regular business days and 4 hours per day on weekends and
holidays, subject to appropriate security procedures. Legal visits shall not be
restricted absent narrowly defined exceptional circumstances, such as a natural
disaster or comparable emergency. Detention facilities shall prominently post
official lists, updated semi-annually by the Secretary of Homeland Security, of
pro bono legal organizations and their contact information in detainee housing
units and other appropriate areas. Each detainee has the right to reasonable
access to religious or other qualified individuals to address religious,
cultural, or spiritual considerations. Detainees have the right to regular,
private contact visits with children who are younger 18 years of age.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6a5fb659f17d4382927583a4a1ba7a82"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recreational programs and
activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detainees in
detention facilities shall be afforded access to at least one hour each day of
indoor and outdoor recreational programs and activities for detainees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcdc2295160c445b7bae82d3cf87f05ef"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training of personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All personnel in detention facilities and
short term detention facilities shall be given a comprehensive specialized
training and regular, periodic updates that shall include at a minimum an
overview of immigration detention and all detention standards; the
characteristics of the non-citizen detainee population including special
characteristics of vulnerable groups; and the due process and grievance
procedures to protect the rights of detainees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID260b1f40d8454a38b08c2da5d3bf135d"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specific detention requirements for short
term detention facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All
detainees in short term detention facilities shall receive potable water; food
if detained for more than 5 hours; basic toiletries, diapers, sanitary products
and blankets; and access to bathroom facilities and telephones. The Secretary
or his designates shall provide consular officials with access to detainees
held at such facilities. Detainees shall be afforded reasonable access to a
licensed health care professional. The Secretary shall ensure that nursing
mothers in such facilities have access to their children. Any property the
Department confiscates from detainees shall be returned upon repatriation or
transfer.</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5988ab4dac7f4fa7822e639f0550268a"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protections for children in short-term
facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
this section, the Secretaryshall provide adequately trained and qualified staff
resources at each major port of entry (as defined by the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection station assigned to that port having in its custody over the
past two fiscal years an average per year of 50 or more unaccompanied alien
children (as defined in section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 279))), including U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents charged
primarily with the safe, swift, and humane transportation of unaccompanied
alien children to Office of Refugee Resettlement custody and independent
licensed social workers dedicated to ensuring the proper temporary care for the
children while in Department custody prior to their transfer to the Office of
Refugee Resettlement, who will ensure that each child—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc28147032a1d41649f0666f84ed40648"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives emergency medical care;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0b98a16a675b4e888f1f7baef7fe54b2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives mental health care in case of
trauma and has access to psychosocial health services;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2b19a8823a4a4edab2799c599a4e6dd9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is provided with a pillow, linens, and
sufficient blankets to rest at a comfortable temperature, a bed, and a mattress
placed in an area specifically designated for residential use;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2b429c70449b40c6af837248bcdaacfd"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives adequate nutrition;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb3b3206d52194e63a0ad273411f1edda"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enjoys a safe and sanitary living
environment;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc01f410590674d71b2c54d14bc1b54c4"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives educational materials; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6b28a5e17179454abe2bf8717632448e"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has access to at least three hours per day
of indoor and outdoor recreational programs and activities.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd93bb784b9448088d4c4249a76ab7ef"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidentiality</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall maintain the privacy and confidentiality of all information gathered in
the course of providing care, custody, placement and follow-up services to
unaccompanied alien children, consistent with the best interest of the
unaccompanied alien child, by not disclosing such information to other
government agencies or nonparental third parties. The Secretary may share
information when authorized to do so by the child and when consistent with the
child's best interest. The Secretary may provide information to a duly
recognized law enforcement entity, if such disclosure would prevent imminent
and serious harm to another individual. All disclosures shall be duly recorded
in writing and placed in the child's files.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb9c9c97bee364735ba75b9d56d7c5f1c"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vulnerable Populations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention facility conditions and minimum
requirements for detention facilities shall recognize and accommodate the
unique needs of vulnerable populations as defined by this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7a778492b9624992ab731e08c6c6e6a4"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that
unaccompanied alien children (as defined in section 462 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279)) are physically separated from any adult
who is not an immediate family member and are separated by sight and sound from
immigration detainees and inmates with criminal convictions, pretrial inmates
facing criminal prosecution, children who have been adjudicated delinquents or
convicted of adult offenses or are pending delinquency or criminal proceedings,
and those inmates exhibiting violent behavior while in detention as is
consistent with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.)</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9d9aed517310463082e437ae7743ff91"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking and enforcement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe1417044027547488642c39348695a56"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id286C1D76B95D41A295C51D73F6BEE8C3"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice of proposed rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a notice of proposed
rulemaking regarding the enforcement of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EC3B3A5AF7E4F959680E43CBB19A562"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations, binding
upon all short term detention facilities and detention facilities, to ensure
that the detention requirements under subsection (a) are fully implemented and
enforced, and that all facilities comply with the regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1525f0360b3549c18633080a976ef09e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall enforce all regulations
promulgated under paragraph (1). Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance for ensuring
compliance with all detention requirements, and all regulations and standards
promulgated under paragraph (1), by short term detention facilities and
detention facilities. Such mechanisms may include the imposition of financial
penalties upon noncompliant facilities and, in cases of persistent
noncompliance, may include the termination of facilities contract with the
Department.</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd7195bf5542847e7ac684f77bd46e52b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such procedures shall include mechanisms
for review by the Secretary of any evidence of non-compliance with the
provisions of this section. Evidence pertaining to violations of these
provisions, including detainee complaints, shall be investigated and determined
by the Secretary within 30 days and, if a violation is found, such violations
shall be remedied within an additional 30 days. A decision by the Secretary not
to pursue such an enforcement action shall constitute final agency
action.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0fccd874aa714e9d92f6a1a690eb0dcc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each detainee has the right to file
grievances with the staff of short term detention facilities, detention
facilities, and the Department and shall be protected from retaliation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe22a67dc4e354a2090db4925c624301d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each short term detention facility and
detention facility shall designate an officer to ensure compliance with the
provisions of this section. Such officer shall investigate all evidence
pertaining to a violation of this section and, if a violation is identified,
shall remedy the violation within 30 days. A detainee may not seek review in
district court until after the passage of the afore-described 30-day
period.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID412b5bbaacd947af92288a73b8d216d3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in the Act may be construed to
preclude review of noncompliance with this section under section 1983 of title
42, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6532d43145d94122a7689ee6a6ee9cf0"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No individual shall seek remedy in district
court without first having complied with the procedures promulgated under
paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of this subsection. No individual may seek punitive
damages for violations under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe752c4ca68e84415b647c61cdb5a8fe0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention commission</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFACDCCD621E54761B28DB8CBBE0E6067"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall appoint and convene a
detention commission comprised of experts from U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Office of Refugee
Resettlement, and Division of Immigration Health Services in the Department of
Health and Human Services, and an equal number of independent experts from
nongovernmental organizations and intergovernmental organizations with
expertise in working on behalf of aliens detained under immigration laws and
vulnerable populations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E33105E20FB47DAB66BF1534A98FAAA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The commission shall conduct independent
investigations, evaluate, and report on the compliance of short term detention
facilities, detention facilities and the Department with the requirements set
forth in this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8897E7FA4E7E478293361E067065C6B6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the first
September 30 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially
thereafter, the commission shall submit a report on the duties set forth in
paragraph (2) to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91BD8F16AB7540CD91CFFCF26FEBAE7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF067AA5B7E2146EB93923DFAA934DCDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSGA00">Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB68538A9B8C4B59A77E151BF13A41BC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19F75E76A5384A16B305E7D76A4038B1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID139ed731c1e1423ca9f2b47bf0f200eb"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Death in custody reporting
requirement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38db68d4b1aa4c07b4963879f83d0314"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an individual dies while in the custody
of the Department or en route to or from custody, the supervising official at a
short term detention facility or detention facility shall immediately report
such death to the Secretary. Not later than 48 hours after receiving the report
of such death, the Secretary shall report the death to the Office of the
Inspector General of the Department and the Department of Justice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb4199f4c4f3a42ce888a4e4443d57d82"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department shall complete an
investigation of each detainee death that shall be conducted consistent with
established medical practice for morbidity and mortality reviews and examine
both individual and systemic contributors to the death. The investigation shall
be conducted by a panel of physicians with experience in morbidity and
mortality reviews and shall include the medical staff of the facility or
facilities that cared for the deceased detainee, physicians from within the
Department, and independent physicians not affiliated with the Department or
facility. The panel shall complete a report and corrective action plan in each
case.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID508996fdffbe4fc492c4a8de851ece2f"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9BF9A010B3144E5E9EFA034945CF8860"><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 end of
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security of
the House of Representatives a report containing detailed information regarding
all such deaths during the preceding fiscal year, including each mortality and
morbidity report, corrective action plan, and corrective actions taken.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61009cdbb6094f6a8e8af2bb47d2c3c8"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The reports to the Office of the Inspector
General and to Congress referenced in paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum,
include the name, gender, race, ethnicity, and age of the deceased; the date,
time, and location of death; the law enforcement agency that detained,
arrested, or was in the process of arresting the deceased; a description of the
circumstances surrounding the death; the status and results of any
investigation that has been conducted into the circumstances surrounding the
death; and all medical records of the deceased.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID403ee00bebd442309b310daf80045014" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>250.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to counsel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 240(b)(4) (8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(4)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbead0b957f5a474ab90f407237ce47e1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking <quote>In proceedings under this section, under regulations of the
Attorney General</quote> and inserting <quote>The Attorney General shall
promulgate regulations for proceedings under this section, under
which—</quote></text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc3c785728d03498c8faaa04228db7cd4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>,
and</quote> at the end and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02dc2ffd6d3548ef99976a4555bd45cd"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID884d7b1d169447d0a528ed65d11b604b"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39CC3349FE1A4BAF8A090767B8D95338" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff47938bf0bb43ce9f4e110a2f6364c1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Attorney General, or the designee of
the Attorney General, may appoint counsel to represent an alien if the fair
resolution or effective adjudication of the proceedings would be served by
appointment of counsel;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32ebd78ea936493d957fb14366871335" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>251.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Group legal orientation
presentations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb43882bb0093400e81715d43ff7b3d8f"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of a national legal
orientation support and training center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General, in consultation with
the Secretary, shall establish a National Legal Orientation Support and
Training Center (referred to in this section as the <quote>Center</quote>) to
ensure quality and consistent implementation of group legal orientation
programs nationwide.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0703cc3625c44609b68d4f44a91a6ea0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Center shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B4BA721E2014902BFD7091CFD5C25D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">offer training to nonprofit agencies that
will offer group legal orientation programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DC2393A95B64B709D678754FCEBE837"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with nonprofit agencies offering
group legal orientation programs regarding program development and substantive
legal issues;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2358C540449B49ACA146DB6001166752"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop standards for group legal
orientation programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE211E10ACA354D96AE42332B62DB15C1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that all detained aliens in
immigration and asylum proceedings under sections 235, 238, 240, and 241(b)(5)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225, 1228, 1229a, and
1231(b)(5)) receive group legal orientation programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc81ff0d584454696b95656e765c7aec0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish procedures
for regularly scheduled, group legal orientation presentations.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd0981ed1da484e458ea76dfe8225f470"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall establish a
program to award grants to nongovernmental agencies to develop, implement, or
expand legal orientation programs for all detainees at a detention facility
that offers such programs.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf5e2f385e72e425fa0a08f3537d0d7f7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>252.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protections for refugees</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb1394ae851de4cdcbc0fb750d571748b"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of refugees prior to
adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 209 (8
U.S.C. 1159) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID265f6ceba9cd4c9ca5943a255234542e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), by striking
<quote>return or be returned to the custody of the Department of Homeland
Security for inspection and examination for admission to the United States as
an immigrant in accordance with the provisions of sections 235, 240, and
241</quote> and inserting <quote>be eligible for adjustment of status as an
immigrant to the United States</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfc6576dcbded430896ea5f6d360fb3af"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2), by striking
<quote>upon inspection and examination</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2fbb94f30e0f4c238392dd99409d1114"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by adding at the end the
following: <quote>An application for adjustment under this section may be filed
up to 3 months before the date the applicant would first otherwise be eligible
for adjustment under this section.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ba0f066eccb4fcba7a834ac7e20cd06"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures for ensuring accuracy and
verifiability of sworn statements taken pursuant to expedited removal
authority</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8a541ddcc02b430e910605dd6cb7f40d"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish quality
assurance procedures to ensure the accuracy and verifiability of signed or
sworn statements taken by employees of the Department exercising expedited
removal authority under section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1225(b)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID523cbd407c1243e3becba148a539db28"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recording of interviews</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any sworn or signed written statement taken
of an alien as part of the record of a proceeding under section 235(b)(1)(A) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A) shall be
accompanied by a recording of the interview which served as the basis for that
sworn statement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2baef7754cff4cd78a2db365050332a9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recordings</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID807a2b97f5e0445ab61474e20a159afa"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The recording of the interview shall
include the written statement, in its entirety, being read back to the alien in
a language that the alien claims to understand, and the alien affirming the
accuracy of the statement or making any corrections thereto.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f938845747a494fbb09f2be98554db5"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Format</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The recording shall be made in video,
audio, or other equally reliable format.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc8e6fb195aa24b9d8790c9170e8825a9"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exemption authority</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44e7a727481143938fbb849caac33fec"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to
interviews that occur at facilities exempted by the Secretary pursuant to this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11b9198f57ac4f02ad2da4530b81c709"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary or the Secretary’s designee
may exempt any facility based on a determination by the Secretary or the
Secretary’s designee that compliance with subsections (b) and (c) at that
facility would impair operations or impose undue burdens or costs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49a5a5af999b4bdd8e47c6048388eee7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary or the Secretary’s designee
shall report annually to Congress on the facilities that have been exempted
pursuant to this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdd52a351d83045c9b729010696f0eff4"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The exercise of the exemption authority
shall not give rise to a private cause of action.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56df61e348ae4b998ffc2031a6cda0df"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interpreters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that a
professional fluent interpreter is used when the interviewing officer does not
speak a language understood by the alien and there is no other Federal, State
or local government employee available who is able to interpret effectively,
accurately and impartially.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92bb5dc027eb4f3c9a81d9ca61c53eff"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recordings in immigration
proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recordings of
interviews of aliens described in section (b) shall be included in the record
of a proceeding and may be considered as evidence in any further proceedings
involving the alien.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDba3d6955f46244e4b7895f83bb40ba1e"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study on the effect of expedited removal
provisions, practices and procedures on asylum claims</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe6d3009ab65445f0a66b9bb6a338eaf6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Commission</quote>) is authorized to conduct a study to determine
whether immigration officers described in paragraph (2) are engaging in conduct
described in paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd80d35be62224474b5d3498ebd2778c4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration officers
described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An immigration
officer described in this paragraph is an immigration officer performing duties
under section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b))
with respect to aliens who are apprehended after entering the United States and
who may be eligible to apply for asylum under such section or section 208 of
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1158).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbee30604e9e0495d9ac45cf8ed11b12a"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conduct described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conduct described in this paragraph is the
following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2185ae61b8f34a0198fced9ea257dacd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improperly encouraging an alien referred to
in paragraph (2) to withdraw or retract claims for asylum.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdad701d8546e48b0bfd9d2a972cdb114"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incorrectly failing to refer such an alien
for an interview by an asylum officer for a determination of whether the alien
has a credible fear of persecution (within the meaning of section
235(b)(1)(B)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1225(b)(1)(B)(v))).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e9c5feaae384bed8dfcb712e5bbb629"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incorrectly removing such an alien to a
country where the alien may be persecuted.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfa5422a28eb5400ebb64ef933c5dd1e2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detaining such an alien improperly or in
inappropriate conditions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb0e75dcf62fd47c4a44bc57be749e848"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 24 months after the date on
which the Commission initiates the study conducted under subsection (a), the
Commission shall submit a report containing the results of the study to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDae96969e6ee74ff7ad2c50863c3a55f2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSGA00">Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A2B8CBDDDBC4810AAF7D3C6A75FC17D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70976FF9676A447CA7955D6FCBA25209"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9672128AFC644A0AA88389A471F4EBC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E4DAC03BD8044A7B48629BC98A29AA8"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5499D702D11B4C86B6DC557192FCB7C1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc9b34ac29cf04a20875525fd6c7f4b63"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Staff</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0c1740a7f0b0486a95f4a8c624a5ee86"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">From other agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of the Commission, the
Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Comptroller General of the United
States shall authorize staff designated by the Commission who are recognized
for their expertise and knowledge of refugee and asylum issues to assist the
Commission in conducting the study under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ee09818e5154bc185eb5d4119ae6f8f"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hiring of staff</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may hire additional staff
and consultants to conduct the study under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3a181c31b9244a3b8254da301b3cf779"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to proceedings</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9c09161f59f34695970251fb338934e4"><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 and the Attorney General shall permit staff designated under
paragraph (1) or hired under paragraph (2) to have unrestricted access to all
stages of all proceedings conducted under section 235(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06d7bdc36f61408abb08ecd1c81093c1"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Attorney General
shall not permit unrestricted access pursuant to subparagraph (A) in any case
in which—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe2316b5d84444fba8795130367499210"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alien that is subject to a proceeding
conducted under section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act objects
to such access; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8be44fae5ffd4c57adce4c8137ba6ff3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary or Attorney General
determines that the security of a particular proceeding would be threatened by
such access.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc73899da38d3482e8fb0ca7296802ed8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>253.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration and customs enforcement
ombudsman</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID719d627a3fd14548bf52896e70d6acee"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle D of title III of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1C11F6C503E4C1787981DE7D0A65B04" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6baffd428faf421e9abab72cebced8ab" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>447.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration and customs enforcement
ombudsman</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4727e58530494a90a9764383c041d039"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There established in the Department of
Homeland Security a position of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ombudsman
(referred to in this section as the <quote>Ombudsman</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ad6b226cce4410fb66e3244b618f057"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ombudsman shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9680fd33c2bb478a999ae0d5ca3b3432"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report directly to the Assistant Secretary
for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Assistant Secretary</quote>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf13699f386a94e9ea5007f647f2aa260"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have a background in immigration
law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8e7e1705491a4908b02f1952e62a16a0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ombudsman shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe9f103ae56e14ed59d24b5f89eef0d6d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">undertake regular and unannounced
inspections of detention facilities and local offices of United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement to determine whether the facilities and
offices comply with relevant policies, procedures, standards, laws, and
regulations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf54e37ed88994668b66f5f03bc25ee17"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report all findings of compliance or
noncompliance of the facilities and local offices described in paragraph (1) to
the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda34e79e98da4df5953b8c5d632a21b8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop procedures for detainees or their
representatives to submit confidential written complaints directly to the
Ombudsman;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf1c964a04a1f4d649dae626f659e63d0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investigate and resolve all complaints,
including confidential and anonymous complaints, related to decisions,
recommendations, acts, or omissions made by the Assistant Secretary or the
Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection in the course of
custody and detention operations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41f8e93ed38347a79704d4c439d9cb8a"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">initiate investigations into allegations of
systemic problems at detention facilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6bd036ab758240b6881728ab8e213227"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct any review or audit relating to
detention, as directed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53a338f61f3747a0a17a52f9564c5349"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">refer matters, as appropriate, to the
Office of Inspector General of the Department of Justice, the Office of Civil
Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department, or any other relevant office or
agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95fdecc3e431497397e8310afd273bc8"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">propose changes in the policies or
practices of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to improve the
treatment of United States citizens and residents, immigrants, detainees, and
others subject to immigration-related enforcement operations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfa19f906bc1841849ec12348fd705fcb"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a public advisory group
consisting of nongovernmental organization representatives and Federal, State,
and local government officials with expertise in detention and vulnerable
populations to provide the Ombudsman with input on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe73d0d7dd0ba417fb70e5129fb9a3a9e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the priorities of the Ombudsman; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07e28bac0fc04d2cbe45eca591c089a7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">current practices of United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13345e07e9f6492ab422fa3725b9713a"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend to the Assistant Secretary
personnel action based on any finding of noncompliance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78820d4ad9744fb9a9c2b657f7b0df63"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc46829c41593485da382c89cb36ae75a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than June 30 of each year, the
Ombudsman shall prepare and 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 objectives of the Office of the Ombudsman for the next
fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa1807b82986f42629f85ef38f86cd03b"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4240e45a203f42e3b8af10b6dfa755b0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">full and substantive analysis of the
objectives of the Office of the Ombudsman;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1e3c217310d14b52b6e6f3d21aced1d8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">statistical information regarding such
objectives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc32ae784aa1647118d9314743a47acbe"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of each detention facility
found to be in noncompliance with the detention standards of the Department of
Homeland Security or other applicable regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3fae6d44ef224e71b3b8c940335886e7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the actions taken by the
Department of Homeland Security to remedy any findings of noncompliance or
other identified problems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4f7c4e0c8bfe4659a18225d9cb44f986"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information regarding whether the actions
described in subparagraph (D) resulted in compliance with detention
standards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76f1a4178d464818b138f126e2c22c4a"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of the most pervasive and serious
problems encountered by individuals subject to the enforcement operations of
the Department of Homeland Security, including a description of the nature of
such problems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd65ea73959f1451f9b4e100c7e3b2398"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other information as the Ombudsman may
consider
advisable.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd5a72c3269aa42589e6717fbdaabde38"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 446 the following:</text>
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section"><quote>Sec. 447. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement Ombudsman.</quote></toc-entry>
</toc>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID485a5d5276ef424e9b7df5ed9c69cb06" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>254.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lawful permanent resident status of
refugees and asylum seekers granted asylum</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd38e6d7ce54a448a9c613759dd358e01"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Admission of emergency situation
refugees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 207(c) (8
U.S.C. 1157(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID479b653046204149b0f8761b3e666214"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa26af9d1ff3145edbbb3efe1dbaade01"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General the
first time it appears and inserting `Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdc137688574f4f9fa73737478778926d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
each additional place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID296f1e17c65c44c2aaa5de7f9f483438"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(except as otherwise
provided under paragraph (3)) as an immigrant under this Act.</quote> and
inserting <quote>(except as provided under subsection (b) and (c) of section
209) as an immigrant under this Act. Notwithstanding any numerical limitations
specified in this Act, any alien admitted under this paragraph shall be
regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as
of the date of such alien's admission to the United States.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb1df8ee4fe92483ab951913d0e50790c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48a8f0c81d83414fafa64bb7fb52b87a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(except as otherwise
provided under paragraph (3))</quote> and inserting <quote>(except as provided
under subsection (b) and (c) of section 209)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5cde8d43b5474addab0ce8c00b3780a2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the last sentence and inserting
the following: <quote>An alien admitted to the United States as a refugee may
petition for his or her spouse or child to follow to join him or her in the
United States at any time after such alien's admission, notwithstanding his or
her treatment as a lawful permanent resident as of the date of his or her
admission to the United States.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID122609134aac465ea29497c9672fdce5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4c34f87842bb4fd48f53afa480ed1ef0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0ba62e332ad84bf2b6f33f231b3070e7"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), as redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64bde7693c61491f9c177d417a81c394"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
the first time it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd816b3b6c6b445b3a8ba038c10842280"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote>
each additional place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8010f6a6d53041a6bffcd5ba4924ffeb"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of spouse and
children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208(b)(3) (8
U.S.C. 1158(b)(3)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6e8fdaf4653844519e4ee5991ac484f7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (E); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID482c0693ed24471dba650c2ee8bcde3c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22027C48E5C14270A6C9A527FC0955F8" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf59543e469ce4ea2b5f8aa7174f27985"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien granted asylum under this
subsection may petition for the same status to be conferred on his or her
spouse or child at any time after such alien is granted asylum whether or not
such alien has applied for, or been granted, adjustment to permanent resident
status under section 209.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID115caf3183904f1a92ceecf132d73b38"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permanent resident status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any numerical limitations
specified in this Act, a spouse or child admitted to the United States as an
asylee following to join a spouse or parent previously granted asylum shall be
regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as
of the date of such spouse's or child's admission to the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDac8d62830ce547ffa87af61921b533a1"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application for adjustment of
status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A spouse or child who
was not admitted to the United States pursuant to a grant of asylum, but who
was granted asylum under this subparagraph after his or her arrival as the
spouse or child of an alien granted asylum under section 208, may apply for
adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident under section 209 at
any time after being granted
asylum.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97f37f7097eb4a6ab9c2fa5785f1329b"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Refugees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ab5d2d5a5574d04817a8b49dbca6b44"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 209 (8 U.S.C. 1159) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25477529EFD147D2BDED52FBF84BEB4C" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54561810a0f64f1b841cd1d5d7f059ae" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of aliens admitted as refugees
and of aliens granted asylum</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd00e7a6d828412893e047074bb9c575"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b1588077a41430abf70c9efec543413"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of refugees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any numerical limitations
specified in this Act, any alien who has been admitted to the United States
under section 207 shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States
for permanent residence as of the date of such admission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61bdba86510f45b493948ff38dfdafb1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of spouse and
children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
numerical limitations specified in this Act, any alien admitted to the United
States under section 208(b)(3) as the spouse or child of an alien granted
asylum under section 208(b)(1) shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the
United States for permanent residence as of the date of such admission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDedc5516c30564d23a785295e328f27ea"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security or the
Attorney General, in the discretion of the Secretary or the Attorney General,
and under such regulations as the Secretary or the Attorney General may
prescribe, may adjust, to the status of an alien lawfully admitted to the
United States for permanent residence, the status of any alien who, while in
the United States—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9d1c5ef7f6a84b2d9e1cec72fdd7ed76"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is granted—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45b71e9f48c04c77a7da4bbfe15fd9af"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">asylum under section 208(b) (as a principal
alien or as the spouse or child of an alien granted asylum); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26643d438a6142559f50fa9bd22506f1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">refugee status under section 207 as the
spouse or child of a refugee;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0d384961c4714d1db51f64e609b5acb3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applies for such adjustment of status at
any time after being granted asylum or refugee status;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1e831adcaf094ba78402b35288e5af82"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not firmly resettled in any foreign
country; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd42474b0283a4e50b29187e4f96ee788"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is admissible (except as otherwise provided
under subsections (b) and (c)) as an immigrant under this Act at the time of
examination for adjustment of such alien.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcefbae6355534fc3b69aa521d3c2406b"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Record</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon approval of an application under this
subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General shall
establish a record of the alien's admission for lawful permanent residence as
of the date such alien was granted asylum or refugee status.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05ae68bc719b4e1895c8e777df4d9f00"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Document issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who has been admitted to the
United States under section 207 or 208 or who adjusts to the status of a lawful
permanent resident as a refugee or asylee under this section shall be issued
documentation indicating that such alien is a lawful permanent resident
pursuant to a grant of refugee or asylum status.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID937ef6b91116494ba98599f05e26d7fa"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inapplicability of certain inadmissibility
grounds to refugees, aliens granted asylum, and such aliens seeking adjustment
of status to lawful permanent resident</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of section
212(a) shall not apply to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDce9701f4c9164bf3be0df952a229792c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any refugee under section 207;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6a61608af9514911983c29d00c3dca44"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any alien granted asylum under section 208;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe2315f888163419aa7eff87c79e46376"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any alien seeking admission as a lawful
permanent resident pursuant to a grant of refugee or asylum status.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID330d61c167eb4e249d5cbb7b634fcee3"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of inadmissibility or deportability
for refugees, aliens granted asylum, and such aliens seeking adjustment of
status to lawful permanent resident</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdfca83cf8c924fb4a26b2e851500213c"><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
Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may waive any ground of
inadmissibility under section 212 or any ground of deportability under section
237 for a refugee admitted under section 207, an alien granted asylum under
section 208, or an alien seeking admission as a lawful permanent resident
pursuant to a grant of refugee or asylum status if the Secretary or the
Attorney General determines that such waiver is justified by humanitarian
purposes, to ensure family unity, or is otherwise in the public
interest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd74ff4f03fa04a519e82318400c5800a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A refugee under section 207, an alien
granted asylum under section 208, or an alien seeking admission as a lawful
permanent resident pursuant to a grant of refugee or asylum status shall be
ineligible for a waiver under paragraph (1) if it has been established that the
alien is—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d8ecbbe1159418d863e8a39e1cbb80b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inadmissible under section 212(a)(2)(C) or
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) of section 212(a)(3);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8add3c7fc01f40139ce658b08d21feb8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deportable under section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii)
for an offense described in section 101(a)(43)(B); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbe6944d2adcb48a78cf3fffb242dbd9b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deportable under subparagraph (A), (B),
(C), or (D) of section
237(a)(4).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5fa69d91faef46dfaee7ca05e674eab1"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2bc819062a5344bfb81c10983c8c057c"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens not subject to direct numerical
limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
201(b)(1)(B) (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id019BF8C3C39F4A9895A551969B3827ED" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb37e71a9d2194f5684feb8b15cd528f0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens who are admitted to the United
States as permanent residents under section 207 or 208 or whose status is
adjusted under section
209.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID615b6b793aaa40c2a1d9d14f414a8d04"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 207(f)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1157(f)(1)) is
amended 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="ID0b9416fe6ca84abea9ef76b1f2bd50ec"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Table of contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents is amended by
striking the item relating to section 209 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AAF1969327C44C59E7A6A328B4BBF1B" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 209. Treatment of aliens
admitted as refugees and of aliens granted
asylum.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeb3cc56148b247dda4e4958db46744b6"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings provisions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa529e15506784bc0b96ad4a51f87cc13"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in the amendments made by this
section may be construed to limit access to the benefits described at chapter 2
of title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1521 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65d13b1807c64b57b7ceacbc14d426e3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clarification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens admitted for lawful permanent
residence under section 207 or 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1157 and 1158) or who adjust status to lawful permanent resident under
section 209 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1159) shall be considered to be refugees and
aliens granted asylum in accordance with sections 402, 403, 412, and 431 of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1612, 1613, 1622, and 1641).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf49cbc166849433c8a0197b4df18b5bc"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section, and the
amendments made by this section, shall become effective on the earlier
of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47c27e861e5440f685488c737215dfc9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date that is 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDedb8fc02ffb54680a9725bb09fb1bfde"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which a final rule is
promulgated to implement this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8b6aa9338c484dccb745a1d5ed1b14b2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>255.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elimination of time limits on asylum
applications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 208(a)(2)
(8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2bd3416fecb5421fb7bc4115b592b295"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>Attorney General</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf163800b2e5241648290ebbdf2208e51"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (B);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9e1675f2c784441fbd077a12ae6b32bb"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D)
as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ecfb275caa64a2f8b2152787b58c058"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), as redesignated, by
striking <quote>subparagraph (D)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs (C)
and (D)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID905e96b205f1421eb05f6c8616b7c39e"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (C), as
redesignated, and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F540CE65D07493F9BBFB92FA4612B5E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc75421465cbb47f69396b781b89ca9b8"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Changed circumstances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), an
application for asylum of an alien may be considered if the alien demonstrates,
to the satisfaction of the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the existence of changed circumstances that materially affect the
applicant’s eligibility for asylum.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf30293f538104e1dbdbaf9f2e501df28"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motion to reopen denied asylum
claim</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
subparagraph (B) or section 240(c)(7), an alien may file a motion to reopen an
asylum claim during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of
this subparagraph if the alien—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd7d7d40fa6d4d07aa5b32f2bcff1672"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was denied asylum based solely upon a
failure to meet the 1-year application filing deadline in effect on the date on
which the application was filed;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2eeb5cbc2a9f4adbafb8ac3ecbfa3a9a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was granted withholding of removal to the
alien’s country of nationality (or, if stateless, to the country of last
habitual residence under section 241(b)(3));</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID911d6188b900430b8a3b4bc5cf1cb794"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has not obtained lawful permanent residence
in the United States pursuant to any other provision of law;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1bdf70ac8e1c46d2a6538d800dde931a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not subject to the safe third country
exception in section 208(a)(2)(A) or a bar to asylum under section 208(b)(2)
and should not be denied asylum as a matter of discretion; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf8a5e08213ab4b28b90e262c089c9d8c"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is physically present in the United States
when the motion is filed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID653d02e144f947a59f723bf7cc494b71"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by striking
<quote>subparagraphs (A) and (B)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph
(A).</quote></text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID800ebb957dfb4866828f1f54f1bc5e3e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>256.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Efficient asylum determination process and
detention of asylum seekers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 235(b)(1)(B) (8 U.S.C.
1225(b)(1)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf80da50af2b74ba189566a9b2a299dc5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>shall be
detained for further consideration of the application for asylum</quote> and
inserting <quote>may, in the Secretary's discretion, be detained for further
consideration of the application for asylum by an asylum officer designated by
the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The asylum
officer, after conducting a nonadversarial asylum interview, may grant asylum
to the alien under section 208 or refer the case to a designee of the Attorney
General, for a de novo asylum determination, for relief under the Convention
Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
done at New York December 10, 1984, or for withholding of removal under section
241(b)(3).</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa20a8a52bac3451b8929057b5e22f3d3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii)(IV)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf51c0e0a961d4372ab76d09f2590633c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending the subclause heading to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9360BD4EC81B4E579EB9C9ACA0B5D868" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA76279E3E17647399537EFF136641E50"><enum>(IV)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detention</header>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06ce5a70638c4e01af6632533da32ce0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>shall</quote> and
inserting <quote>may, in the Secretary’s discretion,</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc5b7f563bb324eb3a3f4b2b3ae4effaa" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>257.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of stateless persons in the
United States</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47370a605abc478499eec7d93227ac29"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 1 of title II (8 U.S.C. 1151 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29D697D580DB450A85FCEB0D8F486E0B" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe6c59536dc3e4a3c8f6be4e33dcdc31a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>210A.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of stateless persons in the
United States</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcc8fad33e0c54ec58db692fa9b90656c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defined term</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70765953a2ea4081a480af37a2d03762"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>de jure
stateless person</term> means an individual who is not considered a national
under the laws of any country. Individuals who have lost their nationality as a
result of their voluntary action or knowing inaction after arrival in the
United States shall not be considered de jure stateless persons.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7d3eb76c796d4d7e821d0f8534544ffe"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation of specific de jure
groups</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may, in the
discretion of the Secretary, designate specific groups of individuals who are
considered de jure stateless persons, for purposes of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a9a7280fc7948639f6a2aaf13375e4a"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mechanisms for regularizing the status of
stateless persons</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe2f23d0aa05844e89e10081ce87d55bf"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relief for individuals determined to be de
jure stateless persons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may, in his or her
discretion, provide conditional lawful status to an alien who is otherwise
inadmissible or deportable from the United States if the alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5cf330e7147743b084a8f8d581d6ea92"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a de jure stateless person;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3269b51d659b488da398e598517bf047"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applies for such relief;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98b7192ac209488ea94281d1331d101a"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not inadmissible under paragraph (2) or
(3) of section 212(a); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44ca9217ee6941afa2ee25a80ecd58dd"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not described in section
241(b)(3)(B)(i).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f4a9cbce87b4b71b8c385619adaf778"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waivers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of paragraphs (4), (5),
(6)(A), (7)(A), and (9) of section 212(a) shall not be applicable to any alien
seeking relief under paragraph (1), and the Secretary of Homeland Security or
the Attorney General 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID235372ecb84b4ad881426fd97550f8ad"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission of passport or travel
document</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any alien who seeks
benefits under this section must submit to the Secretary or the Attorney
General—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57CA8DCEB2A448BFA32C24C8E81E4C27"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any passport or travel document issued at
any time to the alien (whether or not the passport or document has expired or
been cancelled, rescinded, or revoked); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4A720EC30494EF297734B9293DA0181"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an affidavit sworn under penalty of perjury
stating that the alien has never been issued a passport or travel document, or
identifying with particularity any such passport or travel document and
explaining why the alien cannot submit it.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb76cd4704b3342979850059ad809601c"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Work authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1366f55c59a24eb180d19f436d1ee052"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorize an alien who has applied for
relief under paragraph (1) to engage in employment in the United States while
such application is being considered; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3b86f5518dd64991b7908595d531d306"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide such applicant with an employment
authorized endorsement or other appropriate document signifying authorization
of employment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf64bd13e8f1540219822f80f47f857fb"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of spouses and
children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The spouse or child
of an alien who has been granted conditional lawful status under paragraph (1)
shall, if not otherwise eligible for admission under paragraph (1), be granted
conditional lawful status under this section if accompanying, or following to
join, such alien, provided that the spouse or child is admissible (except as
otherwise provided in paragraph (2)), and provided further that the qualifying
relationship to the principal beneficiary existed on the date on which such
alien was granted conditional lawful status.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9d9e87a7e663431fb49ee96a8e5ba222"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2170ad0f80df49cf963d8987e1c6224a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inspection and examination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of the 5-year period beginning
on the date on which an alien has been granted conditional lawful status under
subsection (b), the alien may apply for lawful permanent residence in the
United States if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe1b8e7d1dfcf43f08fae820c461cb50c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has been physically present in
the United States for at least 5 years;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc6a7a2b8d1484595862e420af892b19a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien's conditional lawful status has
not been terminated by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney
General, pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary or the Attorney General
may prescribe; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10fa4f46425d4168a7917f917829354e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the alien has not otherwise acquired
permanent resident status.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59dde01e422441f09ca51b992d6ef039"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary or the Attorney General,
under such regulations as the Secretary or the Attorney General may prescribe,
may adjust the status of an alien granted conditional lawful status under
subsection (b) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if
such alien—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46a1dbb2e8e34590b9b5d6ba21a4523f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a de jure stateless person;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4dbc16665f2e401ba5f6e0f7ae8fda9c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">properly applies for such adjustment of
status;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2a0c60c0a514415eaf6500c2b71c30d1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been physically present in the United
States for at least 5 years after being granted conditional lawful status under
subsection (b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7b98292b185a4ecf8f5c79ac03c3d059"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not firmly resettled in any foreign
country; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe18ad898531a48b5823aa4ded650c2e1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is admissible (except as otherwise provided
under subsection (b)(2)) as an immigrant under this chapter at the time of
examination of such alien for adjustment of status.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID215a8b631fbf4a6a969f76900376f7a2"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Record</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon approval of an application under this
subsection, the Secretary or the Attorney General shall establish a record of
the alien's admission for lawful permanent residence as of the date that is 5
years before the date of such approval.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0732b5a2157d478190afac9e5fa7019a"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proving the claim</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining an alien's eligibility for
lawful conditional status or adjustment of status under this subsection, the
Secretary or the Attorney General shall consider any credible evidence relevant
to the application. The determination of what evidence is credible and the
weight to be given that evidence shall be within the sole discretion of the
Secretary or the Attorney General.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8e058099407f4865b5d3913ee2153239"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc2b102b5b49a429b8c902ef35ba11c7f"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No appeal shall lie from the denial of an
application by the Secretary, but such denial will be without prejudice to the
alien’s right to renew the application in proceedings under section 240 of this
title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77681cacb14b4b7e8b2e6dbee2c32438"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motions to reopen</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any limitation imposed by
law on motions to reopen removal, deportation, or exclusion proceedings, any
individual who is eligible for relief under this section may file 1 motion to
reopen removal or deportation proceedings in order to apply for relief under
this section, except that any such motion must be filed within one year of the
date of enactment of this section, or within 90 days of the date of entry of a
final administrative order of removal, deportation, or exclusion, whichever is
later.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa1d2e0c0bd85416896dcd733af98cf1c"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of this section shall apply
only to aliens present in the United States. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to authorize or require (i) the admission of any alien to the United
States, (ii) the parole of any alien into the United States, or (iii) the grant
of any motion to reopen or reconsider filed by an alien after departure or
removal from the United
States.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID759eb3de834c481982dc54aa288a19e2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 242(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting
<quote>or 210A</quote> after <quote>208(a)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe973495ad29548698fb3ef6a5cf96231"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Immigration
and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
210 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CE15E87BE7B4B159A32ED60F4C58266" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">210A. Protection of stateless
persons in the United
States.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID189ed7cbac124e05b9bafbc028eaabb1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>258.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to designate certain groups of
refugees for consideration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7e54274bd78d45289292c6a1b5a2842c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 207(c)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)(1)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6461b2673be84d1e99e45b26b09b8a17"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(A)</quote> before
<quote>Subject to the numerical limitations</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaa1e4bdc992949d7b085d82d66b48ece"><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="idC5598C76B6AC43AA962E60AE4F71C2C1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8e95c7b7836240d9aa0f49654d147424" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7FBFAE6020694E6EB3355F50AC99B885"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President, upon a recommendation of the
Secretary of State made in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and after appropriate consultation (as defined in paragraph (e)), may
designate specifically defined groups of aliens whose resettlement in the
United States is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the
national interest and who share common characteristics that identify them as
targets of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in
a particular social group, or political opinion or of other serious harm, or
who, having been identified as targets of persecution on account of race,
religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political
opinion or of other serious harm, share a common need for resettlement due to a
specific vulnerability.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4c14b74643584899b7754e0ab1b54f8e" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien who establishes membership in a
group designated under clause (i) to the satisfaction of the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall be considered a refugee for purposes of admission as a
refugee under this section, unless the Secretary determines that such alien
ordered, incited, assisted or otherwise participated in the persecution of any
person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular
social group, or political opinion.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47a74971938f4452a37320cfe821151d" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A designation under clause (i)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID739d2c328dc64c83b23366d503fde988"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be revoked by the President at any time
after notification to Congress; ‘(II) if not revoked, shall expire at the end
of each fiscal year; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID692938a0473f499a9ed467f519f89d0e"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be renewed by the President after
appropriate consultation (as defined in paragraph (e)).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe1a89963ffab43f68c607ce016516a00" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Categories of aliens established under
section 599D of title V of Public Law 101-167 (8 U.S.C. 1157 note) shall be
designated under clause (i) until the end of the first fiscal year commencing
after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, and thereafter shall be
eligible for designation at the discretion of the President.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdb1b17831c8d4490b4542724eaeeccc6" indent="up1"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
alien's admission under this subparagraph shall count against the refugee
admissions goal under subsection (a).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd69cda4fd0b04ca6a7378e377cbc11cc" indent="up1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
designation under clause (i) shall not influence decisions to grant, to any
alien, asylum under section 208, protection under section 241(b)(3), or
protection under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York December 10,
1984.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID632fea4987134808987dc29b0dc6209e"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Written reasons for denials of refugee
status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each decision to deny
an application for refugee status of an alien who is within a category
established under this section shall be in writing and shall state, to the
maximum extent feasible, the reason for the denial.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17ad5d8b7c17414eb318b6eb4e49ad54"><enum>(c)</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 first fiscal year that
begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa33d60ec59144f698ecd714978fdead9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>259.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Admission of refugees in the absence of the
annual presidential determination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 207(a) (8 U.S.C. 1157(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1a335935189b48eb8b9168bba79a4744"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6a4fd922219640b38178724b88ba61e8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4),
and (5) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd9d05e8bbe54de9aff6c4eed6b055b7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), as redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfcccd164033b421380635969e505590e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>after fiscal year
1982</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6e6ca0d4ab43480097376b843e3c5e88"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:
<quote>If the President does not issue a determination under this paragraph
before the beginning of a fiscal year, the number of refugees that may be
admitted under this section in each quarter before the issuance of such
determination shall be 25 percent of the number of refugees admissible under
this section during the previous fiscal year.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8a61db17074c4fda8110a935cf4a8080"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by
striking <quote>(beginning with fiscal year 1992)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Worksite enforcement</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D012CD1690C421182639A6C0DB947BF" 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="IDbbf1cf8f410f44729532fcd4e3c9a67b"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274A of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B44BB2E885043959DF10C6E68D3C0D1" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5fbe838620ae4d468bc4b586cfe478f2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>274A.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unlawful employment of unauthorized
aliens</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8A1717A85C34E99A532F55E16BA9E47"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8340c517f97541678d684bef168b9df5"><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="ID1baa54f3b70f4c93bce1c94c79174da2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to hire an alien for employment in the
United States knowing or with reckless disregard that the alien is an
unauthorized alien (as defined in subsection (b)(1)) with respect to such
employment; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3035519680d84264a5ecd0762174fcc6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to hire for employment in the United States
an individual without complying with the requirements of subsections (c) and
(d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0db668b31cde460492c44df6a9f0e599"><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
hiring an alien for employment, to continue to employ the alien in the United
States knowing or with reckless disregard that the alien is (or has become) an
unauthorized alien with respect to such employment. Nothing in this section
shall prohibit or require employment of an authorized employee who was
previously unauthorized.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID583fb927aad84ca9b85125c23fed0e77"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of labor through contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, any person or
entity who uses a contract, subcontract, or exchange to obtain the labor of an
alien in the United States knowing or with reckless disregard that the alien is
an unauthorized alien (as defined in subsection (b)(1)) with respect to
performing such labor, shall be considered to have hired the alien for
employment in the United States in violation of subparagraph (a)(1)(A).</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2d1622db2cf94963825e9b9e60349000"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of ensuring compliance with
the immigration laws, the Secretary may require by regulation that a person or
entity include in a written contract or subcontract an effective and
enforceable requirement that the contractor or subcontractor adhere to the
immigration laws, including the use of an employment verification system
(referred to in this section as the <quote>System</quote>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb521726fd9074980bcfce6148aca79ad"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish procedures by
which a person or entity may obtain confirmation from the Secretary that the
contractor or subcontractor has registered with the System and is utilizing the
System to verify its employees.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcbfe525d1750407c8045dbae6a7f21c0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish such other
requirements for persons or entities using contractors or subcontractors,
including procedures adapted to different employment sectors, as the Secretary
deems necessary to prevent knowing violations of this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa907e1c623c14f398293716942558b4f"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Defense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer that establishes that it has
complied in good faith with the requirements of subsections (c)(1) through
(c)(4), pertaining to document verification requirements, and subsection (d),
pertaining to the use of the System, has established an affirmative defense
that the employer has not violated subsection (a)(1)(A) with respect to such
hiring; provided that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ab3771c9d0841d4bc03287f1741c2cd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">until such time as the Secretary has
required an employer to participate in the System, or that employer is
participating on a voluntary basis pursuant to subsection (d), a defense is
established without a showing of compliance with subsection (d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID342732275bcb48fd80420eab287de01a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish a defense, the employer must
also be in compliance with any additional requirements that the Secretary may
promulgate by regulation pursuant to subsections (c) and (d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96792b87f07a49d3a979e1ca3c3f3866"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Presumption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer is presumed to have acted with
knowledge or reckless disregard if the employer fails to comply with written
standards, procedures, or instructions issued by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62b47d38a06c41718eefbd556086a203"><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="ID418d9bc86099406a9fad842067442a24"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>employer</term>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4388FFE67101444CBBC3D77D76B1E2D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means any person or entity hiring an
individual for employment in the United States, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5008AED08A8F4F258463F01D81C4BA6A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any person or entity who is an agent acting
on behalf of an employer; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE3E5D50F73E4DA88E16D8EF3CB89266"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entities in any branch of the Federal
Government; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id188115D4B1624BC3B74BB3200D9B71BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include a person or entity with
fewer than 5 full- or part-time employees, for purposes of any requirement to
participate in the System under subsection (d), except as it relates to
subsection (d)(2)(H).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc4e5f2be43a04a9fb73c306b7afbd60f"><enum>(2)</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—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa3e15c3aff754e78b162fb86f2ed0de7"><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="ID90968b9d289b4531912fd4da9e0a04ac"><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><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0aca947161444d158619a54d7ac2ceb0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Document verification
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any employer
hiring an individual for employment in the United States shall take the
following steps, and those provided in subsection (d), to verify that the
individual is authorized to work in the United States:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2277472ed41b42a68a4536c97935ce97"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attestation after examination of
documentation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4e49245d8faa448497d7cce7f3152cb8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer must attest, under penalty of
perjury and on a form prescribed by the Secretary, that it has verified the
identity and employment authorization status of the individual by
examining—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1b7f2217da714f54b8f33ed8b8297151"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a document described in subparagraph (B);
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda284fe9ee454d6a995d03bfd1ecc84e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a document described in subparagraph (C)
and a document described in subparagraph (D).</text>
</clause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subparagraph">The form prescribed by the
Secretary may be electronic or on paper, and may be integrated electronically
with the requirements under subsection (d), if the Secretary determines that
combining the requirements in (c) and (d) would improve efficiency of the
verification requirements. Such attestation may be manifested by either a
handwritten or digital signature. An employer has complied with the
requirements of this paragraph with respect to examination of documentation if
the employer has followed applicable regulations and any written procedures or
instructions provided by the Secretary, and if a reasonable person would
conclude that the documentation is genuine and relates to the individual
presenting it, taking into account any information provided to the employer by
the Secretary, including photographs and other biometric information.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID890801d416004ee9a95f00fff5c0d65a"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Documents establishing both employment
authorization and identity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
document described in this subparagraph is an individual’s—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32ec2896000a46efb769c774abc516a5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States passport or passport card
issued pursuant to the Secretary of State’s authority under section 211a of
title 22, United States Code;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbef0c4807c5a44b3b0c760703b9141da"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permanent resident card or other document
issued to aliens authorized to work in the United States, as designated by the
Secretary, if the document—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6383168eb2a647b79edb77e81e91c2c9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains a photograph of the individual,
other biometric data such as fingerprints, or such other personal identifying
information relating to the individual as the Secretary finds, by regulation,
sufficient for the purposes of this subsection;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71c5127201c440beb1220ef2872d9d02"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is evidence of authorization for employment
in the United States; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc980d78ba628480d885117e8359416d6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains security features to make it
resistant to tampering, counterfeiting, and fraudulent use;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe2a5fd7d15984085a38730290e05f2e4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhanced driver’s license, enhanced
identification card, or enhanced tribal card issued to a citizen of the United
States, provided that the Secretary has certified by notice published in the
Federal Register that such enhanced document is suitable for use under this
subparagraph based upon the accuracy and security of the issuance process,
security features on the document, and such other factors as the Secretary may
determine; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc08e73238e784241b731a4f632d7d9db"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a passport issued by the Federated States
of Micronesia (FSM) or the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) with evidence
of nonimmigrant admission to the United States under the Compact of Free
Association between the United States and the FSM or the RMI.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80d0b9cdcc9942609a02d198a05c17b5"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Documents establishing identity of
individual</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A document
described in this subparagraph includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID430e7e1ae1d64b94a7f96e8fd504db2f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual’s driver’s license or
identity card issued by a State or an outlying possession of the United States,
a Federally recognized Indian tribe, or an agency (including military) of the
Federal government if the driver’s license or identity card includes, at a
minimum,—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9a063e7049794c2083ee28cbe7d68b91"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual’s photograph, name, date of
birth, gender, and driver’s license or identification card number, and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb61268584668401eb411d8da46da01cf"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">security features to make it resistant to
tampering, counterfeiting, and fraudulent use, or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfb13709dbf2f4b18bd2dd86400c02ea1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for individuals under 18 years of age who
are unable to present a document listed in clause (i), documentation of
personal identity of such other type as the Secretary finds provides a reliable
means of identification, which may include an attestation as to the
individual’s identity by a person 21 years of age or older under penalty of
perjury.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57086d2a783842f28cdfd78db057b182"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Documents evidencing employment
authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All documents
must be unexpired. The following documents may be accepted as evidence of
employment authorization—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcc05413eeeaf4dd9aa96d3b48bcde5c5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Social Security account number card
issued by the Commissioner of Social Security (referred to in this section as
the <quote>Commissioner</quote>) other than a card which specifies on its face
that the card is not valid for employment in the United States or has other
similar words of limitation. The Secretary, in consultation with the
Commissioner, may require by publication of a notice in the Federal Register
that only a social security account number card described in section 304 of the
<short-title>CIR Act of 2010</short-title> be accepted for
this purpose; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd5e9d469b56b4a6c9eb01f8f82c0640e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other documentation evidencing
authorization of employment in the United States which the Secretary
determines, by notice published in the Federal Register, to be acceptable for
purposes of this section, provided that the document, including any electronic
security measures linked to the document, contains security features to make it
resistant to tampering, counterfeiting, and fraudulent use.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02815c949623484da1fa30d5019b3893"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to prohibit use of certain
documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary
finds that any document or class of documents described in subparagraph (B),
(C), or (D) does not reliably establish employment authorization or identity or
is being used fraudulently to an unacceptable degree, the Secretary may
prohibit or restrict the use of that document or class of documents for
purposes of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcb5aca0c810949b6bdea95c2f80514d0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individual attestation of employment
authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The individual
must attest, under penalty of perjury in the form prescribed by the Secretary,
that the individual is a citizen or national of the United States, an alien
lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien who is authorized under
this Act or by the Secretary to be hired for such employment. Such attestation
may be manifested by either a hand-written or digital signature. The individual
must also provide any Social Security Account Number issued to the individual
on such form.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa1d9b7817c1e4d34808e84df7d82b14c"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retention of verification
record</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After completion of
such form in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), the employer must retain a
paper, microfiche, microfilm, or electronic version of the form, according to
such standards as the Secretary may provide, and make it available for
inspection by officers or employees of the Department of Homeland Security (or
persons designated by the Secretary), the Special Counsel for
Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, or the Department of Labor
during a period beginning on the date of the hiring of the individual and
ending 7 years after such date of hiring, or 2 years after the date the
individual’s employment is terminated, whichever is later.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc8e7b7b2fc3348c29ace13664e2a01dc"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Copying of documentation and recordkeeping
required</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd01323b170004530855caccca13d8e18"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the employer shall copy all documents presented by an individual pursuant to
this subsection and shall retain a paper, microfiche, microfilm, or electronic
copy, but only (except as otherwise permitted under law) for the purposes of
complying with the requirements of this section and section 274B. Such copies
may be required to reflect the signatures of the employer and the employee, as
well as the date of receipt. The Secretary may authorize or require an
alternative method of storing and authenticating the employee’s documentation
information if the Secretary determines that such alternative method is more
secure or efficient.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID154a8b5425ea4e8db99310fb707c1ebf"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall maintain records of all
actions and copies of any correspondence or action taken by the employer to
clarify or resolve any issue as to the validity of the individual’s identity or
employment authorization.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03ada0d744d04a328f11e637303bb39b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall maintain the records
described in this paragraph for any employee for the period of time required by
paragraph (3) for retention of that employee’s verification form. The Secretary
may prescribe the manner of recordkeeping and may require that additional
records be kept or that additional documents be copied and maintained. The
Secretary in furtherance of an investigation based on reasonable suspicion of a
violation of this act, may require that these documents be transmitted
electronically for purposes of authorized inspections or other enforcement
actions, and may develop automated capabilities to request such
documents.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72655db4dd13494a901e38f69ada332e"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer shall safeguard any information
retained under this paragraph and paragraph (3) and protect any means of access
to such information to ensure that such information is not used for any purpose
other than as authorized in this paragraph or paragraph (3) or to determine the
identity and employment eligibility of the individual, and to protect the
confidentiality of such information, including ensuring that such information
is not provided to any person other than a person who carries out the
employer’s responsibilities under this subsection, except as provided in
paragraph (3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd4534e69eccf4240ba0ea013b150fd01"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer that fails to comply with any
requirement of this subsection shall be penalized under subsection
(e)(4)(B).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf7af5d727e87477080a9c953597d0d90"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of civil rights</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5474e916cf654dceaf8026603a77c069"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed
to prohibit any reasonable accommodation necessary to protect the religious
freedom of any individual, or to ensure access to employment opportunities of
any disabled individual.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7b00d333465d47a6a5a6697b9fbe1b2d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall use the procedures for
document verification set forth in this paragraph for all employees without
regard to race, sex, national origin, or, unless specifically permitted in this
section, to citizenship status.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa3d4b03ebab54f6c99c3eb0a245824cd"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Receipts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary must provide for the use of
receipts for replacement documents, and temporary evidence of employment
authorization by an individual to meet a documentation requirement of this
subsection on a temporary basis not to exceed 1 year, pending satisfaction by
the individual of such requirement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf2230dc9bb4d45899633fbeccf7bdd79"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employment verification system</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa5f025944c304c959ad83e1171ea8de1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf0f011e7c96d4ead867abec14f864b7b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
Commissioner, shall implement and specify the procedures for the System. The
participating employers shall timely register with the System and shall use the
System as described in subsection (d)(5).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID472805762a4644448db4411179922c40"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall create the necessary
processes to monitor the functioning of the System, including the volume of the
workflow, the speed of processing of queries, the speed and accuracy of
responses, misuse of the System, fraud or identity theft, whether use of the
System results in wrongful adverse actions or discrimination based upon a
prohibited factor against U.S. citizens or employment authorized aliens, and
the security, integrity and privacy of the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb296cca3d5154222b11d22647a23bbcc"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation schedule</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb78bdcb958f14b298a388e70f8a32107"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All employers within the Executive,
Legislative, or Judicial Branches of the Federal Government shall participate
in the System on or after the date of enactment of this subsection as
follows—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0cdd92507b6a4bde9fff9e809a726dd2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as of the date of enactment, to the extent
required by section 402(e)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 as already implemented by each Branch; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6c074bd06a4a4a7ea607efabdc8e3f36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on or after the date that is 60 days after
the date of enactment of this subsection;</text>
</clause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subparagraph">whichever is earlier, with respect
to all newly hired employees and employees with expiring employment
authorization.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDac97798036a2478e96545fddea40f62a"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal contractors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal contractors shall participate in
the System as provided in the final rule published at 73 Federal Register
67,651 (Nov. 14, 2008), or any subsequent amendments to such rule, for which
purpose references to E-Verify in the final rule shall be construed to apply to
the System.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbae0950c887b41acad8c29571f7f7019"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Critical infrastructure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As of the date that is 1 year after the
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in the Secretary’s
discretion, with notice to the public provided in the Federal Register, may
require any employer or industry which the Secretary determines to be part of
the critical infrastructure or directly related to the national security or
homeland security of the United States to participate in the System with
respect to all newly hired employees and employees with expiring employment
authorization. The Secretary shall notify employers subject to this
subparagraph no less than 60 days prior to such required participation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5c30dbea790b466db55e845de7754fff"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employers with more than 1,000
employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this subsection, all employers with more
than 1,000 employees shall participate in the System with respect to all newly
hired employees and employees with expiring employment authorization.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70cf0a06469a4186b0d78a469c73ee31"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employers with more than 500
employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3
years after the date of enactment of this subsection, all employers with more
than 500 employees shall participate in the System with respect to all newly
hired employees and employees with expiring employment authorization.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeeb09303eb894716bea44e4406a4c038"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employers with more than 100
employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 4
years after the date of enactment of this subsection, all employers with more
than 100 employees shall participate in the System with respect to all newly
hired employees and employees with expiring employment authorization.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a9add6fc5f84309a95f1c7923d7b7c8"><enum>(G)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">All employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 5 years after the date of
enactment of this subsection, all employers shall participate in the System
with respect to all newly hired employees and employees with expiring
employment authorization.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9b5754cb512a413190a98d222afdbc1d"><enum>(H)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration law violators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An order finding any employer to have
violated section 274A, 274B, or 274C shall require the employer to participate
in the System with respect to newly hired employees and employees with expiring
employment authorization, if such employer is not otherwise required to
participate in the System by this section. The Secretary shall monitor such
employer’s compliance with System procedures.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID059f7c4313aa4839aeeb1fb86262821a"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Participation in the system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0723d26f2e594264a572ee2b12c4985f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permit any employer that is not required
under this section to participate in the System to do so on a voluntary basis;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9980d958d96c472fba7b75c9ab35cc3d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require any employer that is required to
participate in the System with respect to its newly hired employees also to do
so with respect to its current workforce if the employer is determined by the
Secretary or other appropriate authority to have engaged in any violation of
the immigration laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb73d1714fede418c8adf7f8779339d0f"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consequence of failure to
participate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an employer is
required under this subsection to participate in the System and fails to comply
with the requirements of such program with respect to an individual—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55ce6f79c13f4ce0a364a3cfb0a8b2ad"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such failure shall be treated as a
violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section with respect to that
individual, and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1a76e02a85814db2b62213d3d008d529"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a rebuttable presumption is created that
the employer has violated subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2) of this section,
except in the case of any criminal prosecution.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12c23999841047e1af3fe8fe49bfa4e4"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures for participants in the
system</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68007b4ef1d04a0dbe4c6f01c64f04d5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employer participating in the System
must register such participation with the Secretary and conform to the
following procedures in the event of hiring any individual for employment in
the United States—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b9f2ea044304fcea64a3f4e665f9257"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration of employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, through notice in the
Federal Register, shall prescribe procedures that employers must follow to
register with the System. In prescribing these procedures, the Secretary shall
have authority to require employers to provide—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDedb0b6d2b24d452d8c8b62b356dd0311"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employer’s name;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5e0e0b38665d40c5a51277f541c262b0"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employer’s Employment Identification Number
(EIN) and such other employer identification information as the Secretary may
designate;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfacc7edaa2384a31a9aab0d776cb20a6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">company address;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe431577391064851bc273780db2c27e7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">name, date of birth, and position of the
employer’s employees accessing the System;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc1849d47fe5141c3b735cb1cdb827ec5"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the information described in subclauses (I)
through (IV) of this clause with respect to any agent, contractor, or other
service provider accessing the System on the employer’s behalf; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdf84222d558e4a90a8917bff6137e002"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other information as the Secretary
deems necessary to ensure proper use and security of the System.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3f7ca2df42b542149917f377f3af238c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updating information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer is responsible for providing
notice of any change to the information required under subclauses (I) through
(V) of clause (i) before conducting any further inquiries within the System, or
on such other schedule as the Secretary may provide.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf6600a8272d04bda9515c025cb5ef731"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require employers to
undergo such training to ensure proper use, protection of civil rights and
civil liberties, privacy, integrity and security of the System. To the extent
practicable, such training shall be made available electronically.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc5f3fb0636ff41ccbf299c0de1f13250"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification to employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall post notice or otherwise
inform individuals hired for employment of the use of the System, that the
System may be used for immigration enforcement purposes, and that the System
cannot be used to discriminate or to take adverse action against U.S. citizens
or employment authorized aliens.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc94b96e18df7414e8601db2ce325de1c"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of additional
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer
shall obtain from the individual (and the individual shall provide) and shall
record in such manner as the Secretary may specify—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd2948ec3aa7c453280e3ae08d0089c41"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual's social security account
number, or any other information relevant to determining citizenship as the
Secretary of Homeland Security may specify,</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd7d5531dd02543978bd994194df57686"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the individual does not attest to United
States nationality under subsection (c)(2) of this section, such identification
or authorization number established by the Department of Homeland Security as
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall specify, and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99fc609d689346fe9550f646cb0a2ab3"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other information as the Secretary may
require to determine the identity and employment authorization of an
employee.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd7cab70ebd6a44dc980127fb248d8590"><enum>(vi)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Presentation of documentation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer, and the individual whose
identity and employment eligibility are being confirmed, shall fulfill the
requirements of subsection (c) of this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf564a1200a0949a784ac5525577dbc70"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Seeking confirmation</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7cec5e66200b4f0a888466099fbf9a4e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall use the System to
provide to the Secretary all required information in order to initiate
confirmation of the identity and employment eligibility of any individual no
earlier than the date upon which the individual has accepted an offer of
employment, and no later than 3 business days, or such other reasonable period
as the Secretary may provide, after the date when employment begins. An
employer may not, however, make the starting date of an individual’s employment
or training or any other term and condition of employment dependent on the
receipt of a confirmation of identity and employment eligibility.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61b8695611f14809a03c0b2b3c88a53d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For reverification of an individual with a
limited period of employment authorization, all required System procedures must
be initiated no later than 3 business days after the date the individual’s
employment authorization expires.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID123e6ba088544fd6873f6996a5de1b6a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For those employers required by the
Secretary to verify their entire workforce, the System can be used for initial
verification of an individual hired before the employer is subject to the
System, and the employer must initiate all required procedures on or before
such date as the Secretary shall specify.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1b848d3e3ef24d90b547bad399a271ae"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide, and the
employer shall utilize, as part of the System, a method of notifying employers
of a confirmation or nonconfirmation of an individual’s identity and employment
eligibility, or a notice that further action is required to verify such
identity or employment eligibility (<quote>further action notice</quote>). The
Secretary and the Commissioner shall establish procedures to directly notify
the individual, as well as the employer, of a confirmation, nonconfirmation, or
further action notice, and provide information about filing an administrative
appeal pursuant to paragraph (7). The Secretary and the Commissioner may
provide for a phased-in implementation of the notification requirements of this
clause as appropriate, but the notification system shall cover all inquiries
not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>CIR Act of 2010</short-title>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID47876a310d4141a1a1f687f6f5ca3135"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confirmation or nonconfirmation</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID844be6d5fd034ca286b83e3868bfa236"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial response</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The System shall provide a confirmation of
an individual’s identity and employment eligibility or a further action notice
at the time of the inquiry, unless for technological reasons or due to
unforeseen circumstances, the System is unable to provide such confirmation or
further action notice. In such situations, the System shall provide a
confirmation or further action notice within 3 business days of the initial
inquiry. If providing a confirmation or further action notice, the System shall
provide an appropriate code indicating such confirmation or such further action
notice.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5c1b1f547f1544858d6105333389acd3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confirmation upon initial
inquiry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When the employer
receives an appropriate confirmation of an individual’s identity and employment
eligibility under the System, the employer shall record the confirmation in
such manner as the Secretary may specify.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7f3272e3b1df4078acac384b080dab4f"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Further action notice and later
confirmation or nonconfirmation</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0b1f652e157d4377a206f513a125b80b"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification and acknowledgment that
further action is required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 3 business days of an employer’s
receipt of a further action notice of an individual’s identity or employment
eligibility under the System, the employer shall notify the individual for whom
the confirmation is sought of the further action notice and any procedures
specified by the Secretary for addressing such notice. The further action
notice must be given to the individual in writing. The individual must
affirmatively acknowledge in writing, or in such other manner as the Secretary
may specify, the receipt of the further action notice from the employer. If the
individual refuses to acknowledge the receipt of the further action notice, or
acknowledges in writing that he or she will not contest the further action
notice under subclause (II), the employer shall notify the Secretary in such
manner as the Secretary may specify.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42d71192a20c49a1b346dac9efea5031"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 10 business days of receiving
notification of a further action notice under subclause (I), the individual
must contact the appropriate Federal agency and, if the Secretary so requires,
appear in person for purposes of verifying the individual’s identity and
employment eligibility. The employer shall provide the individual with time as
needed during daytime hours to contest the further action notice. The
Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner and other appropriate Federal
agencies, shall specify an available secondary verification procedure to
confirm the validity of information provided and to provide a confirmation or
nonconfirmation.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID238754d3f6f9449b833a06efd88cf3d6"><enum>(III)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No contest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the individual refuses to acknowledge
receipt of the further action notice, acknowledges that he or she will not
contest the further action notice as provided in subclause (I), or does not
contact the appropriate Federal agency within the period specified in subclause
(II), a nonconfirmation shall issue. The employer shall record the
nonconfirmation in such manner as the Secretary may specify and terminate the
individual’s employment. An individual’s failure to contest a further action
notice shall not be considered an admission of guilt with respect to any
violation of this section or any provision of law.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f24f5fe1f4245a99ab8241f79acc60d"><enum>(IV)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confirmation or
nonconfirmation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless the
period is extended in accordance with this subclause, the System shall provide
a confirmation or nonconfirmation within 15 business days from the date that
the individual contests the further action notice under subclause (II). If the
Secretary determines that good cause exists, including to permit the individual
to obtain and provide needed evidence of identity or employment eligibility,
the Secretary shall extend the period for providing confirmation or
nonconfirmation for stated periods beyond 15 business days. When confirmation
or nonconfirmation is provided, the confirmation system shall provide an
appropriate code indicating such confirmation or nonconfirmation.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDceeab5d9d81b486bbc8b6855b352130a"><enum>(V)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Re-examination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall prevent the
Secretary from establishing procedures to reexamine a case where a confirmation
or nonconfirmation has been provided if subsequently received information
indicates that the confirmation or nonconfirmation may not have been
correct.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4c7d6358a4df43d88ab402879d981a3e"><enum>(VI)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employee protections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In no case shall an employer terminate
employment or take any other adverse action against an individual solely
because of a failure of the individual to have identity and employment
eligibility confirmed under this subsection until a nonconfirmation has been
issued, and if the further action notice was contested, the period to timely
file an administrative appeal has expired without an appeal, or in the case
where an administrative appeal has been filed, the appeal has been denied or a
stay of the nonconfirmation has been terminated.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd84bf5c739704915924c734bd98c4f77"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice of nonconfirmation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 3 business days of an employer’s
receipt of a nonconfirmation, the employer shall notify the individual who is
the subject of the nonconfirmation, and provide information about filing an
administrative appeal pursuant to paragraph (7). The nonconfirmation notice
must be given to the individual in writing. The individual must affirmatively
acknowledge in writing, or in such other manner as the Secretary may specify,
the receipt of the nonconfirmation notice from the employer. If the individual
refuses or fails to acknowledge the receipt of the nonconfirmation notice, the
employer shall notify the Secretary in such manner as the Secretary may
specify.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9b3f4833809447478738aef04d7685e5"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consequences of nonconfirmation</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ea4fcc1b77f47f99e38dbd414d06df7"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of continued
employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided
in clause (iii), if the employer has received a nonconfirmation regarding an
individual and has notified the individual as required by subparagraph (C)(iv),
the employer shall terminate employment of the individual upon the expiration
of the time period as specified in paragraph(7)(A) for filing an administrative
appeal, or immediately if the further action notice was not contested.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6bc5a362b049489c962597163b84f6e3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continued employment after
nonconfirmation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the
employer, in violation of subclause (i), continues to employ an individual
after receiving nonconfirmation, a rebuttable presumption is created that the
employer has violated subsections (a)(1)(A) and (a)(2) of this section. The
previous sentence shall not apply in any prosecution under subsection (l)(1) of
this section.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb2fd31421bf84dc6a3fd0b99d11f19a9"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of administrative
appeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an individual files
an administrative appeal of the nonconfirmation within the time period
specified in paragraph (7)(A), and provides a copy of such appeal to the
employer, the employer shall not terminate the individual’s employment under
this subparagraph prior to the resolution of the administrative appeal unless
the Secretary or Commissioner terminates the stay under paragraph
(7)(B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd560cf006af448cd822d5bc327060c3c"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Obligation to respond to queries and
additional information</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4208e1bd6dd54eeaabc8ddd47c4a92e4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employers are required to comply with
requests for information from the Secretary, including queries concerning
current and former employees (within the time frame during which records are
required to be maintained under this section regarding such former employees)
that relate to the functioning of the System, the accuracy of the responses
provided by the System, and any suspected misuse, discrimination, fraud, or
identity theft in the use of the System. Failure to comply with such a request
is a violation of section (a)(1)(B).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5af6246f9f98424ea64eb4f3375cf78d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals being verified through the
System may be required to take further action to address irregularities
identified by the Secretary or the Commissioner in the documents relied upon
for purposes of subsection (c). The employer shall communicate to the
individual within 3 business days any such requirement for further actions and
shall record the date and manner of such communication. The individual must
acknowledge in writing, or in such other manner as the Secretary may specify,
the receipt of this communication from the employer. Failure to communicate
such a requirement is a violation of section (a)(1)(B).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38c5a4350f06499882ce1dd7cbc08f3d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized, with notice to
the public provided in the Federal Register, to implement, clarify, and
supplement the requirements of this paragraph in order to facilitate the
functioning, accuracy, and fairness of the System or to prevent misuse,
discrimination, fraud, or identity theft in the use of the System.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdeb0c1f996fb4428aac8c8fe772884a7"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish a process to
certify, on an annual basis or such other time frame as the Secretary may
provide, designated agents and other System service providers seeking access to
the System to perform verification queries on behalf of employers, based upon
training, usage, and security standards designated by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe2531754242e4ab48edd70ea12214614"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No later than 3 months after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation
with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of
Social Security, the Attorney General, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, Office of Special Counsel for Unfair Immigration Related Employment
Practices, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, shall
commence a campaign to disseminate information respecting the procedures,
rights, and remedies prescribed under this section. Such campaign shall be
aimed at increasing the knowledge of employers, employees, and the general
public concerning employer and employee rights, responsibilities, and remedies
under this section. The Secretary shall assess the success of the campaign in
achieving its goals.</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb533070b1c72457fa86d7b4bb4f5473d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to carry out and assess the
campaign under this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security may, to the
extent deemed appropriate and subject to the availability of appropriations,
contract with public and private organizations for outreach and assessment
activities under the campaign.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd98d164968494217b142288bb3d33489"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this paragraph $40,000,000 for each fiscal year 2011 through
2013.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f974eae92814ac0b46962bbf66554b6"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Based on a regular review of the System and
the document verification procedures to identify misuse or fraudulent use and
to assess the security of the documents and processes being used to establish
identity or employment authorization, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Commissioner, may modify the documents or information that must be presented to
the employer, the information that must be provided to the System by the
employer, and the procedures that must be followed by employers with respect to
any aspect of the System if the Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion,
concludes that the modification is necessary to ensure that the System
accurately and reliably determines the identity and employment authorization of
employees while providing protection against misuse, discrimination, fraud, and
identity theft.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6866303149254519961c54c69543cc88"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to appropriate safeguards to
prevent misuse of the system, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Commissioner, shall establish a secure self-verification procedure to permit an
individual who 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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa250a74f347b4f84b217dfa7f89cfc04"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, upon notice provided in
the Federal Register, adjust the time periods described in this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe49aee6c01604c7da8dc9990e3d97128"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection from liability for actions taken
on the basis of information provided by the system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No
employer participating in the System who complies with all System procedures as
required in this Act shall be liable under this Act for any employment-related
action taken with respect to the employee in good faith reliance on information
provided through the confirmation system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ba22445bc194525bc2b6ccb574028df"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative review</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4C16EC5142843ED86693FBA4294750D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual who is notified pursuant to
paragraph (5)(C)(iv) of a nonconfirmation by the employer may, not later than
15 business days after the date that such notice is received, file an
administrative appeal of such nonconfirmation. An individual subject to a
nonconfirmation may file an appeal thereof after the 15-day period if the
appeal is accompanied by evidence that the individual did not receive timely
notice of a nonconfirmation, or that there was good cause for the failure to
file an appeal within the 15-day period. All administrative appeals shall be
filed as follows:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID682584f8ffab4a58b26f1704c286bcc4"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Citizens or nationals of the United
States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual claiming
to be a citizen or national of the United States shall file the administrative
appeal with the Commissioner.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID842b7c65ebf743e4b75eb6c8274708f6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual claiming to be an alien
authorized to work in the United States shall file the administrative appeal
with the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f642dc09571475a91a26b0480b2dc26"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative stay of
nonconfirmation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
nonconfirmation shall be automatically stayed upon the timely filing of an
administrative appeal, and the stay shall remain in effect until the resolution
of the appeal, unless the Secretary or the Commissioner terminates the stay
based on a determination that the administrative appeal is frivolous or filed
for purposes of delay.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4611e1a65c524eda8b2e3d8df3c0376a"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review for error</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Commissioner shall
develop procedures for resolving administrative appeals regarding
nonconfirmations based upon the information that the individual has provided,
including any additional evidence or argument that was not previously
considered. Any such additional evidence or argument shall be filed within 15
days of the date the appeal was originally filed. Appeals shall be resolved
within 30 days after the individual has submitted all evidence and arguments he
or she wishes to submit, or has stated in writing that there is no additional
evidence that he or she wishes to submit. The Secretary and the Commissioner
may, on a case by case basis for good cause, extend the filing and submission
period in order to ensure accurate resolution of an appeal before him or her.
Administrative review under this paragraph shall be limited to whether the
nonconfirmation notice is supported by the weight of the evidence.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3009bffc26b84df1a17bbeb14eb98779"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation for error</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the individual was denied a stay under
subparagraph (B) and the Secretary makes a determination that the
nonconfirmation issued for an individual was not caused by an act or omission
of the individual or the employer, the Secretary shall compensate the
individual for lost wages in an amount not exceeding $75,000 and reasonable
costs and attorneys’ fees incurred during administrative and judicial review
which shall not exceed $50,000. Amounts under this clause may be adjusted to
account for inflation pursuant to the US Consumer Price Index - All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U) compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe09e3dc471d04aa2990abf0613196df6"><enum>(i)</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 judicial review
if any, or the day after the individual is reinstated or obtains employment
elsewhere, whichever occurs first. If the individual obtains employment
elsewhere at a lower wage rate, the individual shall be compensated for the
difference in wages for the period ending 180 days after completion of the
administrative review process or judicial review, if any.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38187b36a9fb4cacb36480840e7dee66"><enum>(ii)</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>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67cd16e3ba0040b79764e4197deabed4"><enum>(iii)</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>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29d4c58254f84df1aaa114f5e23c5dbf"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDac37d1404fd3405f84c8358d7cab9526"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the Secretary or the Commissioner
makes a final determination on an appeal filed by an individual under paragraph
(7), the individual may obtain judicial review of such determination in a civil
action commenced not later than 90 days after notice of such decision.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc26ec50862d14fdf8c20f7cca7cc8fe7"><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, if the plaintiff does not reside
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="IDa568578f4e4042ceba7d83e11fe90242"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The defendant is either the Secretary or
the Commissioner, but not both, depending upon who issued the administrative
order under paragraph (7). In addition to serving the defendant, the plaintiff
must also serve the Attorney General.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24fd443e85054045957e4c8d3218bda6"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Answer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the Secretary's or the
Commissioner’s answer to a complaint for such judicial review, the Secretary or
the Commissioner shall file a certified copy of the administrative record
compiled during the administrative review under paragraph (7), including the
evidence upon which the findings and decision complained of are based. The
court shall have power to enter, upon the pleadings and the administrative
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="ID36cf6c590c7a4f7893c29d516cedaaeb"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Standard of review</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3fcde335e553491097bd066e8028565c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The burden shall be on the plaintiff to
show that the administrative order was erroneous. Administrative findings of
fact are conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to
conclude to the contrary. The court, upon good cause shown, may in its
discretion remand to the Secretary or the Commissioner for additional
fact-finding or other proceedings.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa5c21d5b449848199ff52c828708be6a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the plaintiff meets his or her burden to
show that the administrative order was erroneous, the court shall, upon request
of the plaintiff, determine whether the plaintiff can establish by the
preponderance of the evidence that the error was caused by the decision rules,
processes, or procedures utilized by the System or 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="ID14f6684bde844a1e972a5ed18ef81d89"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation for error</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaffc28ea0b9141038924479086a20eb6"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In cases in which the judicial review
reverses the final determination of the Secretary or the Commissioner made
under paragraph (7), and the court finds that the final determination was
erroneous by reason of the decision rules, processes, or procedures utilized by
the System or erroneous system information that was not the result of acts or
omissions of the individual, the court may award to the individual lost wages
not exceeding $75,000, reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred during
administrative and judicial review which shall not exceed $50,000, and
compensatory damages in an amount deemed necessary by the court. Amounts under
this clause may be adjusted to account for inflation pursuant to the US
Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) compiled by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ddee7f1a32144eca557269e17567f24"><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
judicial review described in this paragraph or the day after the individual is
reinstated or obtains employment elsewhere, whichever occurs first. If the
individual obtains employment elsewhere at a lower wage rate, the individual
shall be compensated for the difference in wages for the period ending 180 days
after completion of the judicial review process. No lost wages shall be awarded
for any period of time during which the individual was not authorized to be
employed in the United States.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcce17b34383047fca6f2ff79c3f691d1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment of compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other law, payment of
compensation for lost wages, costs and attorneys’ fees under this paragraph, or
compromise settlements of the same, shall be made as provided by section 1304
of title 31, United States Code. Appropriations made available to the Secretary
or the Commissioner, accounts provided for under section 286 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356), and funds from the Federal Old-Age and
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund
shall not be available to pay such compensation.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdb75b59259c5402b94bc889df5a6f686"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusive remedy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Awards of compensation for lost wages,
costs, and attorneys’ fees under this paragraph shall be the exclusive remedy
for a finding under clause (i) that a final determination of the Secretary or
the Commissioner made under paragraph (7) was erroneous by reason of the
negligence or recklessness of the Secretary or the Commissioner.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b3fdcfe77fb429e92b6b4b8fbbb0a22"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Private right of action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the nonconfirmation issued for an
individual was caused by negligence or other misconduct on the part of the
employer, the individual may seek recovery of damages, reinstatement, back pay,
and other appropriate remedies in a civil action against the employer. Such
action must be commenced not later than 90 days after notice of the Secretary’s
or the Commissioner’s decision on an administrative appeal as described in
paragraph (7), or 90 days after termination of the individual as a result of
the final nonconfirmation if no such administrative appeal is taken. The action
shall be brought in the district court of the United States for the judicial
district in which the plaintiff resides or, if the plaintiff does not reside
within any such judicial district, in the District Court of the United States
for the District of Columbia. In such action, no prior administrative or
judicial finding relating to the employer in any proceeding to which the
employer was not a party may be given any res judicata or collateral estoppel
effect against the employer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbed4d397a655490bbd8b175f28965ba9"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limit on injunctive relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regardless of the nature of the action or
claim or of the identity of the party or parties bringing the action, no court
(other than the Supreme Court) shall have jurisdiction or authority to enjoin
or restrain the operation of the provisions in this section, other than with
respect to the application of such provisions to an individual
plaintiff.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89a73319d27a472f8b4a04dc9d5b89a6"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual study and report</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID192262d0c3344a6991ad4be061192fc0"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct an annual study of the System as described in this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3b85d8ae21e1414091d5cdc263485eaf"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose of the study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall, for each
year, undertake a study to determine whether the System meets the following
requirements:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8b257054c4844a63988eec6a79fc7093"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demonstrated accuracy of the
databases</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">New information and
information changes submitted by an individual to the System is updated in all
of the relevant databases not later than 3 working days after submission in at
least 99 percent of all cases.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9ff5d4195eb44068abf48deb4142f0a8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Low error rates and delays in
verification</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdc3f6262ce95466990aa13540afe2bbe"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rates of incorrect nonconfirmation
notices</header>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID942bad74c492489c9285c42b0f39b803"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That, during a year, the number of
incorrect nonconfirmations provided through the System for individuals who are
native-born U.S. citizens is not more than 1 percent.</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcde5a5208eef42eca9bc189fec6d3362"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That, during a year, the number of
incorrect nonconfirmations provided through the System for individuals who are
foreign-born, work-authorized individuals is not more than 3 percent.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID794fbe8bf1ee4cefaa1a71cf557d5cbb"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stability or improvement in error
rates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That, during a year,
the rate of incorrect nonconfirmations shall not have increased by more than 3
percent over the previous year.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa53dab9ca7ae40e2b0d3029ace45d35f"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Measurable employer compliance with system
requirements</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe68345772c404508adc57903768479e9"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No discrimination based on system
operations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The System has not
and will not result in increased discrimination or cause reasonable employers
to conclude that individuals of certain races or ethnicities are more likely to
have difficulties when offered employment caused by the operation of the
System.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbcd006dff278403291d6cb3c15f74f5e"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for independent
study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The determination
described in subclause (I) shall be based on an independent study commissioned
by the Comptroller General in each phase of expansion of the System.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd09746bd0884b2da7eb5ff153ee72a6"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection of workers’ private
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least 97
percent of employers who participate in the System are in full compliance with
the privacy requirements described in this subsection.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5e65216061894fc48faf38c24645dba3"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adequate agency staffing and
funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and
Commissioner of Social Security have sufficient funding to meet all of the
deadlines and requirements of this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdf10a977880c428483d0d8800ad2c0d0"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting a study under this paragraph,
the Comptroller General shall consult with representatives of business, labor,
immigrant communities, State governments, privacy advocates, and appropriate
departments of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5fcb4dc4f66442b2935ac801e0e14e09"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 21 months after the date of
the enactment of the Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General
shall submit to the Secretary and to Congress a report containing the findings
of the study carried out under this paragraph and shall include the
following:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDffb38241e3f64d7a91a1709abd40523a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the accuracy of the
databases utilized by the System and of the timeliness and accuracy of the
responses provided through the System to employers.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd843c26421e84e8fba4c0e939d54d5ba"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the privacy and
confidentiality of the System and of the overall security of the System with
respect to cybertheft and theft or misuse of private data.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbe5c1ce222714e10a69184a000ec2181"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of whether the System is
being implemented in a nondiscriminatory and nonretaliatory manner.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd27968d3ccee412386d141c2dcf1b166"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the most common causes for
the erroneous issuance of nonconfirmations by the System and recommendations to
correct such causes.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbdd32b5d95b04ce8be35267823e28e25"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The recommendations of the Comptroller
General regarding whether or not the System should be modified prior to further
expansion.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb6b78d1265f94b58a51a595602da533f"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Comptroller General determines that
the System meets the requirements set out in clauses (i) through (v) of
subparagraph (B) for a year, the Comptroller shall certify such determination
and submit such certification to Congress with the report required by
subparagraph (D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93efb7c230754274b0838b575914a8e5"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual audit and report</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12b30e903afe4995bc3dac7dac9a9870"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose of the audit and
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office for Civil
Rights and Civil Liberties shall conduct annual audits of E–Verify described in
section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act of
1996, Public Law No. 104–208, Div. C, 110 Stat. 3009–546, to assess employer
compliance with System requirements, including civil rights and civil liberties
protections, and compliance with the System rules and procedures set forth in
the Memorandum of Understanding between employers and the Social Security
Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5cc4fb6051f744e699a4c406c52dfab5"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements of audit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual audits shall include, but are not
limited to, the following activities:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd2d4a3f4f1de4dd7920e1a0fab93252e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of testers to check if employers’ are
using E-Verify as outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding between employers
and the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration,
including if employers are misusing of the system to prescreen job applicants,
if employers are giving proper notification to employees’ regarding
nonconfirmations, and if employers are taking adverse actions against workers
based upon nonconfirmations.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4549b22620d34e48ab8dcdcac79fde86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Random audits of employers to confirm that
employers are using the system as outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding
and in a manner consistent with civil rights and civil liberties protections;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4915924f13644584a8792eecc356c34a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic audits of employers for which the
Special Counsel has received information or complaints and/or actual charges of
citizenship/national origin discrimination or document abuse.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc993e473a2a848dc883cf5445cd72b0f"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority of office for civil rights and
civil liberties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office
shall have the authority to obtain from users of E-Verify relevant documents
and testimony and answers to written interrogatories. The Office shall also
have the authority to conduct site visits, and interview employees.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbc1826b6226e4583883a166060cca661"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure of employers to
cooperate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employers that fail
to cooperate with the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties shall be
noted in the annual report set forth below in this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6489007f6dd3407f8301641b52de74b8"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement for reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of the Act, and annually thereafter, the Office for Civil Rights and
Civil Liberties shall submit to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and the appropriate committees and subcommittees of
Congress a report containing the findings of the audit carried out under this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0750338912fc464db264321e0d2809ba"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Management of the system</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf999b0128e1548e784f771c1ff668a71"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to establish,
manage, and modify the System, which shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3703f6c7849a497eba482749f7efae06"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">respond to inquiries made by participating
employers at any time through the internet, or such other means as the
Secretary may designate, concerning an individual’s identity and whether the
individual is authorized to be employed;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfecb8d92d37d4715b40b9fe073fc9ab6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain records of the inquiries that were
made, of confirmations provided (or not provided), and of the codes provided to
employers as evidence of their compliance with their obligations under the
System; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc2f13c3578dc4d94b004ed2aced40cea"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide information to, and require action
by, employers and individuals using the System.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID470e42324cce4b54ae0909aad606fefd"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Design and operation of
system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The System shall be
designed and operated—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb6296eb01d3c4eb0967e95e14149eeb6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to maximize its reliability and ease of use
by employers consistent with protecting the privacy and security of the
underlying information, and ensuring full notice of such use to
employees;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID176ee51c99ab4ca196df0d135329efa2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to maximize its ease of use by employees,
including notification of its use, of results, and ability to challenge
results;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdff3b41ef9fe40719ccb9f70c5c9cc9a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to respond accurately to all inquiries made
by employers on whether individuals are authorized to be employed and to
register any times when the system is unable to receive inquiries;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID073f83c735e74751a1d4b8aa2a124df3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to maintain appropriate administrative,
technical, and physical safeguards to prevent unauthorized disclosure of
personal information, misuse by employers and employees, and
discrimination;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaf02a7f2f3d84dc98798136233fcff23"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to allow for auditing of the use of the
System to detect misuse, discrimination, fraud, and identity theft, and to
preserve the integrity and security of the information in all of the System,
including but not limited to the following—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa968125ddea1491d947d2f83320d5acf"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop and use tools and processes to
detect or prevent fraud and identity theft, such as multiple uses of the same
identifying information or documents to fraudulently gain employment;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91630bc7e89a4968a4ba890dfab9b043"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop and use tools and processes to
detect and prevent misuse of the system by employers and employees;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43fd7cd91c0f4a78b8e5ff2850cae59c"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop tools and processes to detect
anomalies in the use of the system that may indicate potential fraud or misuse
of the system;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7bd8841ce750492fb59617b68ca1a904"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to audit documents and information
submitted by employees to employers, including authority to conduct interviews
with employers and employees, and obtain information concerning employment from
the employer;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID390b0791b35d4c9dbefb31193c5696d2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to confirm identity and employment
authorization through verification and comparison of records maintained by the
Secretary, other Federal departments, states, or outlying possessions of the
United States, or other available information, as determined necessary by the
Secretary, including—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1853af108c874e29a4143c79b252ed88"><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="ID3707841a8c0f4943860d24fd374cf4d5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">birth and death records maintained by vital
statistics agencies of any state or other United States jurisdiction;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9d3072e0b4464517882ebd69bfc8f913"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">passport and visa records (including
photographs) maintained by the Department of State; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa016e7569ced480ea8e980cb64927292"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">state driver's license or identity card
information (including photographs) maintained by State departments of motor
vehicles;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2fb0980f5f304f7fab5470439a13f8f2"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to confirm electronically the issuance of
the employment authorization or identity document and to display the digital
photograph that the issuer placed on the document so that the employer can
compare the photograph displayed to the photograph on the document presented by
the employee. If a photograph is not available from the issuer, the Secretary
shall specify alternative procedures for confirming the authenticity of the
document; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6a1f2f8591a64ba9bd9f85c172895a71"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to include, notwithstanding section 6103 of
title 26, U.S. Code, procedures for verification by the Secretary of the
Treasury of the validity of any employer identification number and related
information provided by an employer to the Secretary for the purpose of
participating in the System.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63a05f6423514325be76bd7d3313356a"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to information</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf229c3d2c2b64d72b4677422739a0f1e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall have access to relevant records
described in subparagraphs (B)(vi) and (viii), for the purposes of preventing
identity theft, fraud and misuse in the use of the System and administering and
enforcing the provisions of this section governing employment verification. Any
governmental agency or entity possessing such relevant records shall provide
such assistance and cooperation in resolving further action notices and
nonconfirmations relating to such records, or otherwise to improve the accuracy
of the System, as the Secretary may request. A state or other non-Federal
jurisdiction that does not provide such access, assistance, and cooperation
shall not be eligible for any grant or other program of financial assistance
administered by the Secretary or by the Commissioner.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7e463de010bd4d08ad9abd064e44a186"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
Commissioner and other appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall develop
policies and procedures to ensure protection of the privacy and security of
personally identifiable information and identifiers contained in the records
accessed or maintained by the System. The Secretary, in consultation with the
Commissioner and other appropriate Federal and State agencies, shall develop
and deploy appropriate privacy and security training for the Federal and State
employees accessing the records under the System.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7dca58a1f38943868f505ed31c3e96c0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Chief
Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, shall conduct regular
privacy audits of the policies and procedures established under clause (ii),
including any collection, use, dissemination, and maintenance of personally
identifiable information and any associated information technology systems, as
well as scope of requests for this information. The Chief Privacy Officer shall
review the results of the audits and recommend to the Secretary any changes
necessary to improve the privacy protections of the program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84ef47ab9f84488ead6accaf10be7307"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibilities of the Secretary of
homeland security</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa12852f0678d4e2789deede40c4f97d7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the System, the Secretary shall
maintain a reliable, secure method, which, operating through the System and
within the time periods specified, compares the name, alien identification or
authorization number, or other information as determined relevant by the
Secretary, provided in an inquiry against such information maintained or
accessed by the Secretary in order to confirm (or not confirm) the validity of
the information provided, the correspondence of the name and number, whether
the alien is authorized to be employed in the United States (or, to the extent
that the Secretary determines to be feasible and appropriate, whether the
records available to the Secretary verify the identity or status of a national
of the United States), and such other information as the Secretary may
prescribe.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88c72834ac1e48b5adce59d9072a922c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the System, the Secretary shall
establish a reliable, secure method, which, operating through the System,
displays the digital photograph described in subparagraph (B)(vii).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8c333648d3734aeabaa37c4e15e44cfa"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall have authority to
prescribe when a confirmation, nonconfirmation, or further action notice shall
be issued.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb88292de0dea449a8d6c814402896720"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall perform regular audits
under the System, as described in subparagraph (B)(v) and shall utilize the
information obtained from such audits, as well as any information obtained from
the Commissioner pursuant to section 304 of the CIR ACT OF 2010, for the
purposes of this section, to administer and enforce the immigration laws, and
to ensure employee rights are protected under the System.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf80a0985b45749f7a327c1b4b11df86a"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make appropriate
arrangements to allow employers or employees who are otherwise unable to access
the System to use Federal Government facilities or public facilities or other
available locations in order to utilize the program.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa45a3c36b1684e3a9a0bdef9b4abd4d0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, in consultation with
the Commissioner, establish a program which shall provide a reliable, secure
method by which victims of identity fraud and other individuals may suspend or
limit the use of their Social Security account number or other identifying
information for System purposes. The Secretary may implement the program on a
limited pilot program basis before making it fully available to all
individuals.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3b7df6cbaaed44d987c49043dbe21356"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
Commissioner of Social Security, shall establish procedures for an Enhanced
Verification System under paragraph (X).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID810ad56fbf6540768a65047cd230c1f5"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Commissioner shall
establish a program in which Social Security account numbers that have been
identified to be subject to unusual multiple use in the System, or that are
otherwise suspected or determined to have been compromised by identity fraud or
other misuse, shall be blocked from use for System purposes unless the
individual using such number is able to establish, through secure and fair
additional security procedures, that he or she is the legitimate holder of the
number.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9c2d53cc800040fdaee0d61bf5b1d5ff"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a monitoring
and compliance unit to detect and reduce identity fraud and other misuse of the
program.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa744adc353ff4671b08c6c1c86dc165e"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Officer
for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security,
shall conduct regular civil rights and civil liberties assessments of the
System, including participation by employers, other private entities, other
Federal agencies, and state and local government. The Officer shall review the
results of the assessment and recommend to the Secretary any changes necessary
to improve the civil rights and civil liberties protections of the
program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbb4ce8aa8fca400186fa01ffb4f886c0"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibilities of the Secretary of
State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the System,
the Secretary of State shall provide to the Secretary access to passport and
visa information as needed to confirm that a passport or passport card
presented under subsection (c)(1)(B) confirms the identity of the subject of
the System check, or that a passport, passport card or visa photograph matches
the Secretary of State’s records, and shall provide such assistance as the
Secretary may request in order to resolve further action notices or
nonconfirmations relating to such information.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa58ce411c37046f2a1740ecb3f045f83"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updating information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner and the Secretaries of
Homeland Security and State shall update their information in a manner that
promotes maximum accuracy and shall provide a process for the prompt correction
of erroneous information.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3355068fabb54e57958f943e851fb23a"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on use of the
system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, nothing in this subsection shall be construed to permit
or allow any department, bureau, or other agency of the United States
Government to utilize any information, database, or other records assembled
under this subsection for any purpose other than for verification as provided
by this subsection the enforcement and administration of the immigration laws,
or the enforcement of Federal laws for violations relating to use of the
System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7a390cb8fc6845669d5ca7b2b835f29f"><enum>(15)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 401 to 405 of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of
Public Law 104–208, as amended; 8 U.S.C. 1234a note) are repealed, provided
that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of
the Secretary to allow or continue to allow the participation in the System of
employers who have participated in the E–Verify program established by such
sections.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8f1f43e2b571424ba1162ec48426f80c"><enum>(16)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nondiscrimination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employer shall use the procedures for
the System specified in this section for all employees without regard to race,
sex, national origin, or, unless specifically permitted in this section, to
citizenship status.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7dacf077b6d448bd982262afba6959fc"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1b41f3994b8142f18d48d42cdfb2df90"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Complaints and investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish procedures—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93717110d0454b8fad40fce37d19535f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for individuals and entities to file
complaints respecting potential violations of subsections (a) or (f)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18c6ab291f8c40dfb987584a60cfab8e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the investigation of those complaints
which the Secretary deems appropriate to investigate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc745f089eb5a427a9bbc04a72f38f1c1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for such other investigations of violations
of subsections (a) or (f)(1) as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd00618fcd1d640b89eec8af62d62d42d"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority in investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting investigations and hearings
under this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ba6597213694be89bc7e3facd5627f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">immigration officers shall have reasonable
access to examine evidence of any employer being investigated;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDace5bab2d9d74d81a6010582fe027e6b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">immigration officers designated by the
Secretary, and administrative law judges and other persons authorized to
conduct hearings under this section, 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. In case of refusal to fully comply
with a subpoena lawfully issued under this paragraph, the Secretary may request
that the Attorney General apply in an appropriate district court of the United
States for an order requiring compliance with the subpoena, and any failure to
obey such order may be punished by the court as contempt. Failure to cooperate
with the subpoena shall be subject to further penalties, including but not
limited to further fines and the voiding of any mitigation of penalties or
termination of proceedings under paragraph (4)(D); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6219334820374703914d85fee6583218"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary, in cooperation with the
Commissioner and Attorney General, and in consultation with other relevant
agencies, shall establish a Joint Employment Fraud Task Force consisting of, at
a minimum, the System’s compliance personnel, immigration law enforcement
officers, Special Counsel for Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices
personnel, Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil
Liberties personnel, and Social Security Administration fraud division
personnel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd6c51037975840d699cc4d0c6663b8cf"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance procedures</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08b3dea42fed4436929789e694c222be"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pre-penalty notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary has reasonable cause to
believe that there has been a civil violation of this section, the Secretary
shall issue to the employer concerned a written notice of the Department’s
intention to issue a claim for a monetary or other penalty. Such pre-penalty
notice shall:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87518b3341a54f0fa590f89bb651b1c8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe the violation;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfb28b903963949f59fa0461af208824b"><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="IDf7702b553af94840819617da0e2ff03d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disclose the material facts which establish
the alleged violation;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9723ed2bfc42400d9989d432d9f7d598"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe the penalty sought to be imposed;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1a0ebf0c9fc24726b65a52f07f4ec8b8"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inform such employer that he or she shall
have a reasonable opportunity to make representations as to why a monetary or
other penalty should not be imposed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0e8ffc874650466b94b3a085f100cdcc"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employer’s response</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever any employer receives written
pre-penalty notice of a fine or other penalty in accordance with subparagraph
(A), the employer may, within 30 days from receipt of such notice, file with
the Secretary its written response to the notice. The response may include any
relevant evidence or proffer of evidence that the employer wishes to present
with respect to whether the employer violated this section and whether, if so,
the penalty should be mitigated, and shall be filed and considered in
accordance with procedures to be established by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID871fdd3d46fd483e941162199d80fc93"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalty claim</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After considering the employer’s response
under subparagraph (B), 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. If
the Secretary determines that there was a violation, the Secretary shall issue
the final determination with a written penalty claim. The penalty claim shall
specify all charges in the information provided under clauses (i) through (iii)
of subparagraph (A) and any mitigation of the penalty that the Secretary deems
appropriate under paragraph (4)(D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96ddb25f4c194017becc6b0b18b5992c"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All penalties in this section may be
adjusted periodically to account for inflation as provided by law.</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDafdbef69b183492ba86b9b488637b88f"><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 subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2) shall:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2d918623b763446ea6c3e28b0407de74"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pay a civil penalty of not less than $2,000
and not more than $5,000 for each unauthorized alien with respect to which each
violation of either subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2) occurred;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf6361ae6fa3044929af9b2911706fda1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the employer has previously been fined
under this paragraph, pay a civil penalty of not less than $4,000 and not more
than $10,000 for each unauthorized alien with respect to which a violation of
either subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2) occurred; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85e9980f050d496087acfa903ef0a6c5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the employer has previously been fined
more than once under this paragraph, pay a civil penalty of not less than
$8,000 and not more than $25,000 for each unauthorized alien with respect to
which a violation of either subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2) occurred.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDafd589af43bd4091971b1e67d41637b7"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhanced penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an employer is determined to have
committed within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of any violation of
subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2) a civil or criminal violation of a Federal or
State law relating to wage and hour or other employment standards, workplace
safety, collective bargaining, civil rights, or immigration, by a court or an
administrative agency with jurisdiction over such violation, for which a
monetary penalty of at least $500, a judicial injunction, or other equitable
relief, or any term of imprisonment has been imposed, any civil money penalty
or criminal fine otherwise applicable under this section shall be trebled. In
any proceeding under this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
administrative law judge, or court, as appropriate, shall determine whether a
court or administrative agency has imposed such penalty for such previous
violation of other law, but the validity and appropriateness of such prior
action shall not be subject to review.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00d8c6066dce4759af7a3aa0e5f2fc50"><enum>(C)</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 any requirement of subsection (a)(1)(B), shall
pay a civil penalty as follows:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19bc9f31f94b41189f712c1361aff2e3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than $500 and not more than $2,000
for each violation;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3bd459c5a6a04004813b1cbb6552061f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if an employer has previously been fined
under this paragraph, not less than $1,000 and not more than $4,000 for each
violation; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd58e53291a8e42e38ceb208dc3374476"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if an employer has previously been fined
more than once under this paragraph, not less than $2,000 and not more than
$8,000 for each violation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8efae08e93554183b3b7c91b8c71a56e"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may impose additional
penalties for violations, including 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 remedy
provided by paragraph (f)(2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1694a20f365b4de7b9a86c042c705fe4"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mitigation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized, upon such
terms and conditions as the Secretary deems reasonable and just and in
accordance with such procedures as the Secretary may establish, to reduce or
mitigate penalties imposed upon employers, based upon factors including, but
not limited to, the employer's hiring volume, compliance history, good-faith
implementation of a compliance program, and voluntary disclosure of violations
of this subsection to the Secretary. The Secretary shall not mitigate a penalty
below the minimum penalty provided by this section, except that the Secretary
may, in the case of an employer subject to penalty for record-keeping or
verification violations only who has not previously been penalized under this
section, in the Secretary’s discretion, mitigate the penalty below the
statutory minimum or remit it entirely.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0a366217874d439da94cd200856a6dbd"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Order of internal review and certification
of compliance</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 it is in compliance with this section, or has
instituted a program to come into compliance. Within 60 days of receiving a
notice from the Secretary requiring such a certification, the employer’s chief
executive officer or similar official with responsibility for, and authority to
bind the company on, all hiring and immigration compliance notices shall
certify under penalty of perjury that the employer is in conformance with the
requirements of subsections (c)(1) through (c)(4), pertaining to document
verification requirements, and with subsection (d), pertaining to the System
(once that system is implemented with respect to that employer according to the
requirements of subsection (d)(1)), and with any additional requirements that
the Secretary may promulgate by regulation pursuant to subsections (c) or (d)
or that the employer has instituted a program to come into compliance with
these requirements. At the request of the employer, the Secretary may extend
the 60-day deadline for good cause. The Secretary is authorized to publish in
the Federal Register standards or methods for such certification, require
specific recordkeeping practices with respect to such certifications, and audit
the records thereof at any time. This authority shall not be construed to
diminish or qualify any other penalty provided by this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67858e96dcb84439a5adee9673b68653"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDac349ab43fa647bcb3548e541d5e4a7c"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law
(statutory or nonstatutory) including sections 1361 and 1651 of title 28, no
court shall have jurisdiction to consider a final determination or penalty
claim issued under paragraph (3)(C), except as specifically provided by this
paragraph. Judicial review of a final determination under paragraph (4) is
governed only by chapter 158 of title 28, except as specifically provided
below. 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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID899242cc1f064536927a5b7565215859"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for review of a final
determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to
judicial review of a final determination or penalty claim issued under
paragraph (3)(C), the following requirements apply:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2b036034a97f41369eb220ace5b54c5b"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The petition for review must be filed no
later than 30 days after the date of the final determination or penalty claim
issued under paragraph (3)(C).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbdfe1a705ea846f885479d45de749e5c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Venue and forms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The petition for review shall be filed with
the court of appeals for the judicial circuit where the employer’s principal
place of business was located when the final determination or penalty claim was
issued. The record and briefs do not have to be printed. The court of appeals
shall review the proceeding on a typewritten or electronically filed record and
briefs.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ebf737969aa4f7a9b5116b80e39560f"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The respondent is the Secretary of Homeland
Security. In addition to serving the respondent, the petitioner must also serve
the Attorney General.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe8fb5872638049c38ad0810b46f91aa7"><enum>(iv)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petitioner’s brief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The petitioner shall serve and file a brief
in connection with a petition for judicial review not later than 40 days after
the date on which the administrative record is available, and may serve and
file a reply brief not later than 14 days after service of the brief of the
respondent, and the court may not extend these deadlines, except for good cause
shown. If a petitioner fails to file a brief within the time provided in this
paragraph, the court shall dismiss the appeal unless a manifest injustice would
result.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe11fa8ec54dd468e81158bff5f91c122"><enum>(v)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scope and standard for review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The court of appeals shall decide the
petition only on the administrative record on which the final determination is
based. The burden shall be on the petitioner to show that the final
determination was arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, not supported
by substantial evidence, or otherwise not in accordance with law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDba2214851b65486582a36f5da4ec7905"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exhaustion of administrative
remedies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A court may review a
final determination under paragraph (3)(C) only if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDba1b19c7048144fba7cc6fa1165c4bf3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the petitioner has exhausted all
administrative remedies available to the petitioner as of right; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf20bcbff9768411f93bbf8374a8b3777"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">another court has not decided the validity
of the order, unless the reviewing court finds that the petition presents
grounds that could not have been presented in the prior judicial proceeding or
that the remedy provided by the prior proceeding was inadequate or ineffective
to test the validity of the order.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc8d93795e8f64b838070022a74a3a2e5"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limit on injunctive relief</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regardless of the nature of the action or
claim or of the identity of the party or parties bringing the action, no court
(other than the Supreme Court) shall have jurisdiction or authority to enjoin
or restrain the operation of the provisions in this section, other than with
respect to the application of such provisions to an individual
petitioner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID063517bed0794fa596861240f3e93602"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of orders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the final determination issued against
the employer under this subsection is not subject to review as provided in
paragraph (6), the Attorney General, upon request by the Secretary, may bring a
civil action to enforce compliance with the final determination in any
appropriate district court of the United States. The court, on a proper
showing, shall issue a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or
permanent injunction requiring that the employer comply with the final
determination issued against that employer under this subsection. In any such
civil action, 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="ID2d03d04b110f4e2399b06fc91486a533"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Liens</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f9d4103dfea4fdab66c7480556ab81c"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Creation of lien</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If any employer liable for a fee or penalty
under this section neglects or refuses to pay such liability and fails to file
a petition for review (if applicable) as provided in paragraph (6), such
liability is a lien in favor of the United States on all property and rights to
property of such person as if the liability of such person were a liability for
a tax assessed under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. If a petition for
review is filed as provided in paragraph (6), the lien (if any) shall arise
upon the entry of a final judgment by the court. The lien continues for 20
years or until the liability is satisfied, remitted, set aside, or
terminated.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10ddd95f73c144b38237779fe334fe3f"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of filing notice of
lien</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon filing of a notice
of lien in the manner in which a notice of tax lien would be filed under
section 6323(f)(1) and (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the lien shall
be valid against any purchaser, holder of a security interest, mechanic’s lien
or judgment lien creditor, except with respect to properties or transactions
specified in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 6323 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 for which a notice of tax lien properly filed on the same
date would not be valid. The notice of lien shall be considered a notice of
lien for taxes payable to the United States for the purpose of any State or
local law providing for the filing of a notice of a tax lien. A notice of lien
that is registered, recorded, docketed, or indexed in accordance with the rules
and requirements relating to judgments of the courts of the State where the
notice of lien is registered, recorded, docketed, or indexed shall be
considered for all purposes as the filing prescribed by this section. The
provisions of section 3201(e) of chapter 176 of title 28 shall apply to liens
filed as prescribed by this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa81149ff998843778cd9c9cc4aa694da"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of a lien</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A lien obtained through this process shall
be considered a debt as defined by 28 U.S.C. section 3002 and enforceable
pursuant to the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9b2638a0f5314386ba96fdf36dafe3cb"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transition provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall have
jurisdiction to adjudicate administrative proceedings under this subsection,
pursuant to procedures for hearings before administrative law judges as in
effect under section 274A(e) of this Act and its implementing regulations on
the day immediately before the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>CIR Act of 2010</short-title>, until the date
that regulations promulgated by the Secretary, in consultation with the
Attorney General, for the adjudication of cases under this subsection are in
effect. Such regulations may provide for the continuing jurisdiction of the
Attorney General over cases pending before the Attorney General on such date
that the regulations are promulgated. Sections 1512 and 1517 of the Homeland
Security Act (6 U.S.C. 552 and 557) shall apply to any transfer of jurisdiction
to adjudicate cases under this subsection from the Attorney General to the
Secretary as if such transfer is a transfer under the Homeland Security Act;
provided that, nothing in this sentence shall be construed to require any
transfer of personnel from the Department of Justice to the Department of
Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd47990e9ea004eed8be47efefc9bd47f"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition of indemnity bonds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDea07ddda59a44ce38d6f2463ebdf5243"><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 of any 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 of the individual.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc37725df00ae4029b2efe8040850c06c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any employer who 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 general fund of the
Treasury.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf4e26344cba346b4bc4675108479c9ce"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government contracts</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7d5b7a05c0fd44678fb0e1b65bf275b9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contractors and recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever an employer who holds Federal
contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, or reasonably may be expected to
submit offers for or be awarded a government contract, 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 subject to debarment from the receipt
of Federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements for a period of up to 5
years in accordance with the procedures and standards prescribed by the Federal
Acquisition Regulation. Prior to debarring the employer, the Secretary, in
cooperation with the Administrator of General Services, shall advise all
agencies holding contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with the employer
of the proceedings to debar the employer from the receipt of new Federal
contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements for a period of up to 5 years.
After consideration of the views of agencies holding contracts, grants or
cooperative agreements with the employer, the Secretary may, in lieu of
proceedings to debar the employer from the receipt of new Federal contracts,
grants, or cooperative agreements for a period of up to 5 years, waive
operation of this subsection, limit the duration or scope of the proposed
debarment, or may refer to an appropriate lead agency the decision of whether
to seek debarment of the employer, for what duration, and under what scope in
accordance with the procedures and standards prescribed by the Federal
Acquisition Regulation. However, any administrative determination of liability
for civil penalty by the Secretary or the Attorney General shall not be
reviewable in any debarment proceeding.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb5a3a5119d22402d8cb7fc085a54aacb"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of indictments or other
actions</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><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID303aebf78f61427694acc3a60e55ec1c"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inadvertent violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inadvertent violations of recordkeeping or
verification requirements, in the absence of any other violations of this
section, shall not be a basis for determining that an employer is a repeat
violator for purposes of this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38f498c35cb2456799455a128ec3fbea"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other remedies available</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to modify or limit any remedy available to any agency or official of
the Federal Government for violation of any contractual requirement to
participate in the System, as provided in the final rule published at 73
Federal Register 67,651 (Nov. 14, 2008), or any subsequent amendments
thereto.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97de65e8ed6a4ba6919cd9afe56c1336"><enum>(h)</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, contract license, or other standard, requirement, action or
instrument from—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f13d25f16e74f01ab54f652ec2043db"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">imposing sanctions or liabilities for
employing, or recruiting or referring for employment, unauthorized aliens, or
for working without employment authorization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeefba29b207f44998451de114cce28c1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requiring those hiring, recruiting, or
referring individuals for employment to ascertain or verify the individuals’
employment authorization or to participate in an employment authorization
verification system, or requiring individuals to demonstrate employment
authorization; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0d9fb74e370644b3995efe38aef0f836"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requiring, authorizing or permitting the
use of an employment verification system, unless otherwise mandated by Federal
law, for any other purpose including, but without limitation, such purposes as
verifying the status of renters, determining eligibility for receipt of
benefits, enrollment in school, obtaining or retaining a business license or
other license, or conducting a background check.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfbaa2a0e76ee4d2280dd5f8539940126"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Backpay remedies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Neither backpay nor any other monetary
remedy for unlawful employment practices, workplace injuries or other causes of
action giving rise to liability shall be denied to a present or former employee
on account of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CF1384C054F4EE1B2A7EC5221EF2463"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employer's or the employee's failure to
comply with the requirements of this section in establishing or maintaining the
employment relationship; the employee<quote>s violation of the provisions of
federal law related to the employment verification system set forth in
subsection (a); or</quote></text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CE334869F2C4E628106473F7D671F19"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employee's continuing status as an
unauthorized alien both during and after termination of employment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2fe712d0958a4973886e76b5f77a63ca"><enum>(j)</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 Immigration Reform Penalty Account.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc9594cee06514dbfb9cf2b01a32d2b5a"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Challenges to validity of the
system</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc5de451d8b984b44ad2fea2b801037ef"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any right, benefit, or claim not otherwise
waived or limited pursuant to 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>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd007a0eb996049669a5159e3f9b30d51"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether this section, or any regulation
issued to implement this section, violates the Constitution of the United
States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4031213e83ef4a818e52a6d8192daa2e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether such a regulation issued by or
under the authority of the Secretary to implement this section, is contrary to
applicable provisions of this section or was issued in violation of title 5,
chapter 5, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa70eb488891745db87abb12716637bc2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deadlines for bringing
actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any action instituted
under this subsection must be filed no later than 180 days after the date the
challenged section or regulation described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of
paragraph (1) is first implemented.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc3afbc75b80e45319936dc44e393114e"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining whether the Secretary's
interpretation regarding any provision of this section is contrary to law, a
court shall accord to such interpretation the maximum deference permissible
under the Constitution.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdd215310828c4e3895d328a66774e2c2"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Private right of action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person or entity who is injured in his
business or property by reason of the employment of an unauthorized alien by
any other person or entity may sue such other person or entity in any district
court of the United States in the district in which the defendant resides or is
found or has an agent, without respect to the amount in controversy, and shall
recover threefold the damages sustained, and the cost of suit, including
reasonable attorney’s fees. The award of interest, and the amount of damages
payable to foreign states and instrumentalities of foreign states, shall be
determined in the manner provided by section 15 of title 15, United States
Code. The provision shall become effective 3 years after the date of the
enactment of the <short-title>CIR Act of
2010</short-title> and shall apply only to injury occurring after the effective
date.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4affe14e4a464b3dbde44a1bd6657f74"><enum>(m)</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="ID2492d1dc1ecf4cf5b740b72733810b33"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pattern and practice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any employer who engages in a pattern or
practice of knowing violations of subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2) shall be fined
under title 18, United States Code, 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="ID95121195732a4edfa1e88e23ccd7de38"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enjoining of pattern or practice
violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever the
Secretary or the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that an
employer is engaged in a pattern or practice of employment in violation of
subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2), the Attorney General may bring a civil action
in the appropriate district court of the United States requesting such relief,
including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other
order against the employer, as the Secretary or Attorney General deems
necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7673ded1ce7c43cfa13c33ed63c788c7"><enum>(n)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal penalties for unlawful
employment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID16cedfde58af4bffa6ba3b943e798bc4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unauthorized aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who, during any 12-month period,
knowingly employs or hires for employment 10 or more individuals within the
United States knowing that the individuals are unauthorized aliens (as defined
in subsection (b)(1) of this section) shall be fined under title 18, United
States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7080f66e80a54a7aaa754038f743623e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Abusive employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who, during any 12-month period,
knowingly employs or hires for employment 10 or more individuals within the
United States—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60afc5ceab9345e9845aecbfd02e478f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowing that the individuals are
unauthorized aliens; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID410cfbb2ffcb4a39adcda3404566fb07"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under conditions that violate section 206
or 207 of Title 29 (relating to minimum wages and maximum hours of
employment),</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="paragraph">shall be fined under title 18, United
States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3b5668346dee4aa0b2f67d30d7fd4782"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attempt and conspiracy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who attempts or conspires to
commit any offense under this subsection shall be punished in the same manner
as a person who completes the
offense.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24fb868705c04b7c9d5270d56f5fa4f8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274(a)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(3)) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9f6ac74208d046899b78177a117d55e0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure of certain taxpayer information
to assist in immigration enforcement</header><text display-inline="no-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="id265D442BF1F9472EB97BEF264CE71486" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID731c6e21e06b4340b61cdf8c706602a1"><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="ID68a7ce7356f247c6a262e04e27e07d60"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From taxpayer identity information or other
information which has been disclosed or otherwise made available to the Social
Security Administration and upon written request by the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Commissioner of Social Security shall disclose directly to the
Department of Homeland Security—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAFA7CEE28244621B728A48230E4E068"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the taxpayer identity information of
persons within the specifications of the written request who have filed an
information return required by reason of section 6051 or section 6041(a) after
calendar year 2010 that contains—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0CEADAC12A345D087D47DFA31D0901E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">10 (or any greater number the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall request) names and addresses of employees (within the
meaning of section 6041(a)) with the same taxpayer identifying number,
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BFAD98B27E941EE9CF838C3EF7AEC13"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the taxpayer identity and date of birth of
each such employee, and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA10473213FB54EECBAACF439733FEC08"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the taxpayer identity of each person who
has filed an information return required by reason of section 6051 or 6041(a)
after calendar year 2010 that contains the taxpayer identifying number
(assigned under section 6109) of an employee (within the meaning of section
6051) or a recipient (within the meaning of section 6041(a))—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F036C68996F45BCA43F8577EA4A4F0A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">who is under the age of 14 (or any lesser
age the Secretary of Homeland Security shall request), according to the records
maintained by the Commissioner of Social Security, or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBEDDE70500941A6B07B5B8E010DB8F1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whose date of death, according to the
records so maintained, occurred in a calendar year preceding the calendar year
for which the information return was filed, and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32A1BD3A7ECF4F9A8933947367979B23"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the taxpayer identity and date of birth of
each such employee.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ad3e4b24ca548429ba1a268436e8661"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restriction on disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The taxpayer identities disclosed under
subparagraph (A) may be used by officers, employees, and contractors of the
Department of Homeland Security only for purposes of, and to the extent
necessary to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55E5694029CE497C992A286023302A3F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prevent identity fraud, and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7094D69467F847768950A5104E308696"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prevent unauthorized aliens from obtaining
or continuing employment in the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd96c71e27546499e97f5e735a79727be"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
transfer to the Commissioner of Social Security the funds necessary to cover
the additional cost directly incurred by the Commissioner in carrying out the
searches requested by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID106aa3ed411d41719393e14d95af24c0"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information returns under section
6041</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
paragraph, any reference to information returns required by reason of section
6041(a) shall only be a reference to such information returns relating to
payments for
labor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80bea004044f4fe69d5c82c5024a896b" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance by department of homeland
security contractors with confidentiality safeguards</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID340017722229409c88dcab8407eeae5d"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6103(p) of the Internal Revenue
Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C2C263A03334537A5B7DCFF77D64EFF" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b71066b7ece4e418e22268017672a88"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disclosure to department of homeland
security</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 of the Treasury—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3836659bad4b49119be80779a088206e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has requirements in effect that require
each such contractor that 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="IDb15a9d6d6cb344b196247dde230612e1"><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 3
years in duration) of each contractor to determine compliance with such
requirements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID569e8a0f522341f39ddb8485d8278286"><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="ID71ba34e5785643f7ba3cd22da102b546"><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><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="paragraph">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.</continuation-text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e48422f34ed4d89b2e9b38cf7a5c224"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04a5349998fb428ba4364f1784cd6e67"><enum>(1)</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>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb1ddcac9993e45c3a2ebe87b6f350bba"><enum>(2)</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>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1fe45136060e4dccb34ebc7c245430c1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of reporting requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20af5f0b73fa4e45949d456b53580d0f"><enum>(1)</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 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1360) is
repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0f9c973e8aea4754a73ae5f6ccdffd06"><enum>(2)</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>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8639b0a8e4af4fb1923978f0d604b1cb" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increasing security and integrity of Social
Security cards</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdd9b4a25197f408b92b8d86bb76649d0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fraud resistant, tamper-resistant, and
wear-resistant Social Security cards</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe3065035d6b74398ab48f57aa1e37a73"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd9d41bf46b2948dc80ece9f4cac284bd"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preliminary work</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall begin work
to administer and issue fraud-resistant, tamper-resistant, and wear-resistant
Social Security cards.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfad9f0dd682d487bb753ac5667d2f454"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Completion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall issue only
fraud-resistant, tamper-resistant and wear-resistant Social Security
cards.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa8b16f9200b74cefa213c47336b37efa"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 205(c)(2)(G) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(G)) is amended to read—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39A3AE075B8441A9A216BAE68C0C9C6F" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79e7ca27b81c43ffb07cc500ae5d8f80"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of Social Security shall
issue a social security card to each individual at the time of the issuance of
a social security account number to such individual. The social security card
shall be fraud-resistant, tamper-resistant and
wear-resistant.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34d2b9dbd3004f6193b6bdf9d01c12ff"><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 and the amendments made by this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60c7386b32ea42dcb18ae650eb7a6684"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Multiple
cards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 205(c)(2)(G) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(G)) is further amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F1BB948909846D8AEACC9BAFE66D1F9" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9961ea345e44437cbda1ade24830f65e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of Social Security shall
not issue a replacement Social Security card to any individual unless the
Commissioner determines that the purpose for requiring the issuance of the
replacement document is
legitimate.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf82acfb9c5f342469c97911fa8d99886"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208(a) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 408(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5edec1419a7b43eda09c4c16f38ca44a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending existing paragraph (7) to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97CD71D78AD34AA6AAF0C38E4708BC93" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfefcb761945c471c9f710f755201e143"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for any purpose—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f539998878b47a499bd6c46c2d7b614"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly uses a social security account
number or social security card knowing that the number or card was obtained
from the Commissioner of Social Security by means of fraud or false statement
with the intent to defraud the actual holder of the number or card;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf5b22cd5a66b4d3e8cacb8aa9eab6570"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly and falsely represents a number
to be the social security account number assigned by the Commissioner of Social
Security to him or to another person, when in fact such number is not the
social security account number assigned by the Commissioner of Social Security
to him or to such other person with the intent to defraud the actual holder of
the number or card;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb05c2f86aa3b4ca697cd108bd9cc522b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly sells, or possesses with intent
sell a social security account number or a social security card that is or
purports to be a number or card issued by the Commissioner of Social Security;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79dc876ffaf844b1bc6ab5d25e6f1982"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly alters, counterfeits, forges, or
falsely makes a social security account number or a social security
card;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd71cb56852874e1baa10d18c0397811f"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly distributes a social security
account number or a social security card knowing the number or card to be
altered, counterfeited, forged, falsely made, or stolen;
or;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDee979b3703ec4930a6ff160cb01ea1f6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48d35d3bfc234ea9b0624362942d5c75"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting the word
<quote>knowingly</quote> immediately before the word
<quote>discloses</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7bb00c670fa64b668ee4c7565409806c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting the word
<quote>account</quote> immediately after the word <quote>security</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06e2cfe3a2c94aa78026d2e534fd4f79"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding <quote>or</quote> at the end of
the paragraph;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe07891a15c8242d393b1baad4751ba9b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting immediately after paragraph
(8) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8544C75640AE4A3BA11CFC2B4EEDE065" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73ae7051550745909e11577f232633db"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">without lawful authority, knowingly
produces or acquires for any person a social security account number, a social
security card, or a number or card that purports to be a social security
account number or social security
card;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd7f95ed6839400a974b5c6f78441ed6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the undesignated penalty language at the
end of subsection (a), by striking the word <quote>five</quote> and inserting
the word <quote>ten</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfa112f31b90e4d0dadb04e3c46456b02"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conspiracy and disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 408) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAF5F648ACF34C99B30A9392FBC64AAA" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11a86b78d4e34feb86f1e796bb7376c1"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever attempts or conspires to violate
any criminal provision within this section shall be punished in the same manner
as a person who completes a violation of that provision.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36af6d9d847944fdbf54ac4e796eaf96"><enum>(g)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA61B019F9F3D4446BA837D0E72D2AE7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law
and subject to paragraph (2), the Commissioner of Social Security shall
disclose the following records of the Social Security Administration to any
federal law enforcement agency that requests such records for the purpose of
investigating a violation of this section or section 274A, section 274B, or
section 274C of the Immigration and Nationality Act, provided that such request
is in writing and from an officer in a supervisory position or higher
official:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd420933fdee04ce2b609fcb1d1fcd1f6" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">records concerning the identity, address,
location, or financial institution accounts of the holder of a social security
account number or social security card;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc658b64923634186bfab99acb8d4d54d" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">records concerning the application for and
issuance of a social security account number or social security card;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd8daeaed0b9b4fff9f85d757d0156cd8" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">records concerning the existence or
non-existence of a social security account number or social security
card.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32cc1a245e834c5782dc3699c8b1d514" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of Social Security shall
not disclose any tax return or tax return information pursuant to this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74cf46a3ed4c41f8b17df15ed0b9ea24" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>305.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increasing security and integrity of
immigration documents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD33963FCB0E4F0F9996CE296CF7697A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issue only machine-readable,
tamper-resistant employment authorization documents that use biometric
identifiers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26BE32F9011F4275A4EA43D82C6C1B1A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit a report to Congress that describes
the feasibility, advantages, and disadvantages of issuing a document described
in paragraph (1) to any nonimmigrant alien authorized for employment with a
specific employer.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe86da6aa2e794c5a8f0cb1adb5d3242e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>306.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibilities of the Social Security
Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
205(c)(12) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2), is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id970E83AAA42445B991E1989F7CB6C8C7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57f0e7115a0142649d3664fdb79190d1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibilities of the commissioner of
Social Security</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8e0e68dcc87a4a9b8c60f9cd37ebee2f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the verification system, the
Commissioner of Social Security shall, subject to the provisions of section
274A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, establish a reliable, secure
method that, operating through the System and within the time periods specified
in section 274A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act:</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8be2418a16da46c88e30426fb6920a65"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compares the name, date of birth, social
security account number and available citizenship information provided in an
inquiry against such information maintained by the Commissioner in order to
confirm (or not confirm) the validity of the information provided regarding an
individual whose identity and employment eligibility must be confirmed.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09ae7e2f35ac424390a598e09f58f312"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determines the correspondence of the name,
number, and any other identifying information.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd1ace7960f0f4510adca5f976924b556"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determines whether the name and number
belong to an individual who is deceased.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0f9c1ef3e31742aeb5763b2a6bc6dea0"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determines whether an individual is a
national of the United States (when available).</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2650aaa0812642639d6badbabef91715"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determines whether the individual has
presented a social security account number that is not valid for
employment.</text>
</subclause><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="clause">The System shall not disclose or release
social security information to employers through the confirmation system (other
than such confirmation or nonconfirmation, information provided by the employer
to the System, or the reason for the issuance of a further action
notice).</continuation-text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdaa022355a354a65a65cea5735595c8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Social Security administration database
improvements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
preventing identity theft, protecting employees, and reducing burden on
employers, and notwithstanding section 6103 of title 26, United States Code,
the Commissioner of Social Security, in consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall review the Social Security Administration databases
and information technology to identify any deficiencies and discrepancies
related to name, birth date, citizenship status, or death records of the social
security accounts and social security account holders likely to contribute to
fraudulent use of documents, or identity theft, or to affect the proper
functioning of the System, and shall correct any identified errors. The
Commissioner shall ensure that a system for identifying and correcting such
deficiencies and discrepancies is adopted to ensure the accuracy of the Social
Security Administration’s databases.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc52f0391690d4f00bfd0bd166f2ece56"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification to suspend use of Social
Security number</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Commissioner of Social Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, may establish a secure process whereby an individual can request that
the Commissioner preclude any confirmation under the System based on that
individual's Social Security number until it is reactivated by that
individual.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27fd8632d2d5480aadd2cd9fec2574c6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>307.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Antidiscrimination protections</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1b660019aa31483e86cd70507b9d7fd7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 274B (8 U.S.C. 1324b) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc12252f63aba49eea07c9eecdcd3f92f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (a) to read as
follows—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DFBE38393E249ED9AEE32BC35227AAB" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9b5ea84cdead44fc9c552fbf2155ef24"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition of discrimination based on
national origin or citizenship status</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcaa53cbaed15404eb84455023e7dbc77"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is an unfair immigration-related
employment practice for a person or other entity to discriminate against any
individual, because of such individual’s national origin or citizenship status,
with respect to the hiring of the individual for employment, the verification
of the individual’s eligibility for employment through the System described in
section 274A(d), the compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of the
employment of the individual, or the discharging of the individual from
employment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfeca4a299d654b659cbfdb51404e8543"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12a51550b7b746ae80f99d47683d33f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a person or other entity that employs 3 or
fewer employees, except for an employment agency, as defined in paragraph
(9);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0b733be6f3534dd088fbcf665082691b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a person’s or entity’s discrimination
because of an individual’s national origin if the discrimination with respect
to that person or entity and that individual is covered under section 703 of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3073ef6367a34f1899d115f6c3dc5073"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">discrimination because of citizenship
status which is otherwise required in order to comply with law, regulation, or
executive order, or required by Federal, State, or local government contract,
or which the Attorney General determines to be essential for an employer to do
business with an agency or department of the Federal, State, or local
government.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe8292877790948de9455870587b5edc3"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional exception providing right to
prefer equally qualified citizens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, it is not an unfair immigration-related employment practice for a
person or other entity to prefer to hire, recruit, or refer an individual who
is a citizen or national of the United States over another individual who is an
alien if the two individuals are equally qualified.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe3d65fe317424168b1831156bd7ecba7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unfair immigration-related employment
practices and the system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It
is also an unfair immigration-related employment practice for a person or other
entity—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2d9b25ab16e74a8ea85773f0df2cf2f6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to terminate the employment of an
individual or take any adverse employment action with respect to that
individual (including, but not limited to, any change in the terms and
conditions of employment of the individual) due to a further action notice
issued by the System, or the individual’s decision to challenge or appeal any
System determination;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79cee32297b042c4a0d03eaaf78af9ed"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to use the System with regard to any person
who is not an employee;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe8968abd9a9c4c8aa1a9757f7cdb788c"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to use the System to reverify the
employment authorization of a current employee, other than reverification upon
expiration of employment authorization, or as otherwise authorized under
section 274A(d) or by Executive Order;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf6fd1c86a4034a14bcdac16d6a53058e"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to use the System selectively to exclude
certain individuals from consideration for employment as a result of a
perceived likelihood that additional verification will be required, beyond what
is required for most newly hired individuals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc60f44c9b1504d12ad7a04ea701404aa"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to fail to provide any required notice to a
current employee within the relevant time period;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdcef4c0256c443f181ee75f32e8ed0d3"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to use the System to deny workers’
employment benefits or otherwise interfere with their labor rights;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbb5bdf0a55c04c89a5dbbc3b5f7c8f15"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to use the System for any discriminatory or
retaliatory purpose; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID360bb355bcc44591a774aea7feff14ff"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to use an immigration status verification
system or service other than those described in section 274A for purposes of
verifying employment eligibility under that section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06db48ebda714c68964e22a2c39fe61e"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition of intimidation or
retaliation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is also an
unfair immigration-related employment practice for a person or other entity to
intimidate, threaten, coerce, or retaliate against any individual for the
purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured under this section
or because the individual intends to file or has filed a charge or a complaint,
testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation,
proceeding, or hearing under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd87411f5cc7141aa836b4067ed7d534c"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of certain documentary practices
as employment practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
person’s or other entity’s request, for purposes of satisfying the requirements
of section 274A(b), for more or different documents than are required under
such section or refusing to honor documents tendered that reasonably appear to
be genuine shall be treated as an unfair immigration-related employment
practice in violation of paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDabfce48bfc60493799daba5619158358"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Burden of proof in disparate impact
cases</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID224aa2c0f240432193db81ea00afeee1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An unlawful immigration-related employment
practice or unfair employment practice case based on disparate impact is
established only if:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98c8dd9e59524fc19a9fc890f855d163"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A complaining party demonstrates that a
respondent uses a particular employment practice that causes a disparate impact
on the basis of national origin or citizenship status and the respondent fails
to demonstrate that the challenged practice is job related for the position in
question and consistent with business necessity.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID623f3cfac26649979292fb12326b4460"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The complaining party demonstrates that an
alternative employment practice is available and the respondent refuses to
adopt such an alternative employment practice. An alternative employment
practice is defined as a policy that would satisfy the employer’s legitimate
interests without having a disparate impact on a protected class.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf7f6e7fb9526475fae6b27a278a90815"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to demonstrating that a
particular employment practice causes a disparate impact as described in
subparagraph (A), the complaining party shall demonstrate that each particular
challenged employment practice causes a disparate impact, except that if the
complaining party can demonstrate to the court that the elements of a
respondent’s decision-making process are not capable of separation for
analysis, the decision-making process may be analyzed as one employment
practice.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd68e41ce4edf4261ad656ecc8caa3874"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the respondent demonstrates that a
specific employment practice does not cause the disparate impact, the
respondent shall not be required to demonstrate that such practice is required
by business necessity.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36b86c0caf134edabf2808443cd2432e"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A demonstration that an employment practice
is required by business necessity may not be used as a defense against a claim
of intentional discrimination under this statute.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10067c5b9d994d7d890dbe34aafee332"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Motivating factor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this Act,
an unlawful immigration-related unfair employment practice is established when
the charging party demonstrates that citizenship status or national origin was
a motivating factor for any employment practice, even though other factors also
motivated the practice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID123c5e10153c48c6b8c273c72d71ccfb"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment agency defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As used in this section, the term
<quote>employment agency</quote> means any person or entity regularly
undertaking with or without compensation to procure employees for an employer
or to procure for employees opportunities to work for an employer and includes
an agent of such person or
entity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f61e64ad885462ebfd4cf3d79496428"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2de10b8130d34e4fa510df26c4864e6e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraphs (1) and (2) to read
as follows—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86ED0448CCBF41FF9506A6DD5AB065F9" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34f9679d561c4ac897e08eb8a92e9784"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Special Counsel shall investigate each
charge received and determine whether or not there is reasonable cause to
believe that the charge is true and whether or not to bring a complaint with
respect to the charge before an administrative law judge. The Special Counsel
may, on his or her own initiative, conduct investigations respecting unfair
immigration-related employment practices or unfair employment practices and,
based on such an investigation, file a complaint before such judge.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf3ed05ba415c464095ba8b445810303b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Special Counsel, after receiving
such a charge respecting an unfair immigration-related employment practice or
an unfair employment practice which alleges discriminatory activity or a
pattern or practice of discriminatory activity, has not filed a complaint
before an administrative law judge with respect to such charge within 120 days,
the Special Counsel shall notify the person making the charge of the
determination not to file such a complaint during such period and the person
making the charge may file a complaint directly before such judge within 90
days after the date of receipt of the
notice.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd97fdfbd93d245398d1c42e88579f4fa"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ba37f6c9af94ddfb635c0d094cf56d3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting before
the period <quote>and which requires such affirmative action as may be
appropriate, or any other individual equitable relief as the administrative law
judge determines appropriate.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9720498f3f2345528376f73f31905d17"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbcc90df8509a44c09eaee6f1c1c27983"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by inserting before the
semicolon <quote>, and to provide such other relief as the administrative law
judge determines appropriate to make the individual whole</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87e3332e469f483fb8862490b1156786"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending clause (iv) to read as
follows—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id819919E22E434ED68836E849B3BC89BA" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9a2b0b91383f4d348f9dbda263d9cf25"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to pay any applicable civil penalties
proscribed below, the amounts of which may be adjusted periodically to account
for inflation as provided by law—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf9283d95ce9c41f78d86084c3b8ffb1c"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in subclauses (II)
through (IV), to pay a civil penalty of not less than $2,000 and not more than
$5,000 for each individual subjected to an unfair immigration related
employment practice;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID749390ea307b424e95da433b4dfe517d"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in subclauses (III) and
(IV), in the case of a person or entity previously subject to a single order
under this paragraph, to pay a civil penalty of not less than $4,000 and not
more than $10,000 for each individual subjected to an unfair immigration
related employment practice;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9200a7542eb7489e94104d9cd2e66528"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in subclause (IV), in
the case of a person or entity previously subject to more than one order under
this paragraph, to pay a civil penalty of not less than $8,000 and not more
than $25,000 for each individual subjected to an unfair immigration related
employment practice; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe25e89b9618a4f4ab09517f2c2fafea3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an unfair
immigration-related employment practice described in subsection (a)(6) of this
section, to pay a civil penalty of not less than $500 and not more than $5,000
for each individual subjected to an unfair immigration related employment
practice.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd02a3bdd56d14d7db38cc65565d0f7ea"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (vii) by striking
<quote>and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf6738923375a45d7b0286adbf730c1b1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (viii) by striking the period and
inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and (E) by adding a new clause (ix) to read as
follows—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BCD7A8491F64934BDD08B3D621FDE1A" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd6a3d818665d4f98bbf4f2105eb14410"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0683B499DB534657BFA12FF83EEAB602"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An order of the administrative law judge
may not require the admission or reinstatement of an individual as a member of
a union, or the hiring, reinstatement, or promotion of an individual as an
employee, if such individual was refused admission, suspended, or expelled, or
was refused employment or advancement or was suspended or discharged more
likely that not, for any reason other than discrimination on account of
citizenship status or national origin or in violation of this section.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf79cb1cc630740d782c55773c909e8d6" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On a claim in which an individual proves a
violation under paragraph (a)(9) and a respondent demonstrates that the
respondent would have taken the same action in the absence of the impermissible
motivating factor, the administrative law judge may grant declaratory relief,
injunctive relief (except as provided in clause (b)(2)), and attorney’s fees
and costs demonstrated to be directly attributable only to the pursuit of a
claim under paragraph (a)(9); and shall not award damages or issue an order
requiring any admission, reinstatement, hiring, promotion, or payment,
described in subparagraph
(I).</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd095cd5d5224adab106ebf3f66b2dfd"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (l)(3) by inserting
<quote>and an additional $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through
2013</quote> before the period at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5d44fcee96194b619900d4713a040342"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding new subsections (m) and (n) to
read as follows—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C332916D0934E26893CF94273630B6E" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2850af587ac14335a630d03b71fcc625"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
make transactional data and citizenship status data related to the System
available upon request by the Special Counsel.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4d52a9b181f54fb884c9ec79874a2e46"><enum>(n)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Every employer, employment agency, and
labor organization subject to this section shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87e4758b82564f4580fe7c2c77d97309"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make and keep such records relevant to the
determinations of whether unlawful employment practices have been or are being
committed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbe7e64fa19be4e2a994a5e2ee37752da"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preserve such records for such periods;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49b7505720484a4491cea1069698d3dc"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make such reports therefrom as the Special
Counsel shall prescribe by regulation or order, after public hearing, as
reasonable, necessary, or appropriate for the enforcement of this section or
the regulations or orders thereunder.</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">The Special Counsel may cooperate
with State and local agencies charged with the administration of State fair
employment practices laws and, with the consent of such agencies, may, for the
purpose of carrying out its functions and duties under this section and within
the limitation of funds appropriated specifically for such purpose, engage in
and contribute to the cost of research and other projects of mutual interest
undertaken by such agencies, and utilize the services of such agencies and
their employees, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, pay by
advance or reimbursement such agencies and their employees for services
rendered to assist the Special Counsel in carrying out this section. In
furtherance of such cooperative efforts, the Special Counsel may enter into
written agreements with such State or local agencies and such agreements may
include provisions under which the Special Counsel shall refrain from
processing a charge in any cases or class of cases specified in such agreements
or under which the Special Counsel shall relieve any person or class of persons
in such State or locality from requirements imposed under this section. The
Special Counsel shall rescind any such agreement whenever it determines that
the agreement no longer serves the interest of effective enforcement of this
section.</continuation-text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64f8ce746db44461955e7807b840173d"><enum>(b)</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 violations occurring on or after such date.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55D7B75DE2F14014B77CA477264DA490" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>308.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration enforcement support by the
internal revenue service and the Social Security administration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2E7BCC4704D425B89CB77B94D203937"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase in penalty on employer failing to
file correct information returns</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6721 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986(relating to failure to file correct information returns), as amended by
section 2101 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, is amended as
follows—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDECE8CF4E40C4A26A55DFF8C4830C4F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F855088FE374EA2993219A88DB4E62D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$100</quote> and
inserting <quote>$200</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD78C055F07534F6AA8ECED652B6AD42D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$1,500,000</quote> and
inserting <quote>$2,000,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31C26DBBD9464E4590C2A55CCABD8476"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking
<quote>$15 in lieu of $50</quote> and inserting <quote>$60 in lieu of
$200</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id347EBD902EDF49A4A452A1E62EF5A454"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking
<quote>$250,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$300,000</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A93F739C9774256997A67377D6540A4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking
<quote>$30 in lieu of $50</quote> and inserting <quote>$120 in lieu of
$200</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92A764F91B0D4D97BCEA648B89BE3E6D"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking
<quote>$500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$600,000</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76D55122A977481498374A48826E1FB4"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F8188DCD5494089B9ECCABD2794C1CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(B) by striking
<quote><quote>$75,000</quote> for <quote>$250,000</quote></quote> and inserting
<quote><quote>$100,000</quote> for <quote>$300,000</quote></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADB124DA90624609BDF6CC944B3DBA1A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(C) by striking
<quote><quote>$200,000</quote> for <quote>$500,000</quote></quote> and
inserting <quote><quote>$200,000</quote> for
<quote>$600,000</quote></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64E112391A954DA895244C84358217F7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A), by striking
<quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CF7576CF80942489406119E5D9E80E1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading, by striking
<quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00D96F3CEF21425098B16D7C5ADD1753"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id500FD37208E84AB0B992E89A6836B7E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>$250</quote> and inserting
<quote>$400</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC50D5961BCF94BCCAC9667B89ACF55A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(C)(i) by striking
<quote>$25,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9EA1691014E74ED9AB787B97626C9276"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(C)(ii) by striking
<quote>$100,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$400,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF50672F87FB408BB420326D497A9A84"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A), by striking
<quote>$1,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id337970564DA44A2D983036218E00664C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
subsection (c) shall apply to failures occurring after the date of enactment of
this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDca5949cd456a4df188ffc299f16dcf8f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>309.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhanced Verification System</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDad10cebd0e484bbc9ed1de1be59bf306"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Right to review and correct system
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security, shall establish—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2352023D5ADC40A687010A7D2C607BD8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procedures to permit an individual—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B660BE66B4F49FC9FD86D54A44DAF4B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to verify the individual’s eligibility for
employment in the United States before obtaining or changing employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE8D0456CC424AD0889B126E3EBE89F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to view the individual’s own records in the
Enhanced Verification System in order to ensure the accuracy of such records;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id601987F9AAF84A4BAD0B5A2AE37E4BFE"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to correct or update the information used
by the System regarding the individual by electronic means, to the greatest
extent practicable; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2DD17CA59D0E485CBA2A41D614430092"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procedures for establishing an Enhanced
Verification System under subsection (b) through which an individual who has
viewed the individual’s own record may electronically—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04C224B9A43D49729D5A8C508605A005"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">block the use of the individual’s Social
Security number under the System; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99C7EF87001D43C9B5C652F0EFB990C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remove such block in order to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E854900CC9E4452B6EF7D2A98CB62D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prevent the fraudulent or other misuse of a
Social Security account number;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48FC455B06E44FA38B25663BF72FF57E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prevent employer misuse of the
system;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D151DE451C5416DBAC7C4EA0EFF4188"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect privacy; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3DDD0BBCBB414E17A2F6A47EA13BB5EA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limit erroneous nonconfirmations during
employment verification.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID200ed0314ba54ecc909da2e3f6a75c67"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhanced Verification System</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4b9870e9dd6e48da9ac11935f13f206e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
Commissioner of Social Security, shall establish a voluntary self-verification
system to allow an individual to submit biometric information, verify the
individual’s own record, and to block and unblock the use of the individual’s
Social Security number in order to prevent the fraudulent or other misuse of
the individual’s Social Security Number during employment verification, to
prevent employer misuse of the system, to protect privacy, and to limit
erroneous non-confirmations during employment verification.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6222093601534a7daf986b8a937368cc"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary enrollment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual may enroll in the Enhanced
Verification System on a voluntary basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42c882d27564441cb385a5054643843f"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Electronic access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish procedures
allowing individuals to use a Personal Identification Number (PIN) or other
biographic information to authenticate the individual’s identity and to block
and unblock the individual’s Social Security number electronically.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa615a48ca55e4fc4958d00462df3e432"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of enhanced verification system receipt
for purpose of employment verification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish procedures to
allow an individual who has authenticated the individual’s identity and
unblocked the individual’s Social Security number to receive a single –use code
as a receipt indicating that the individual is work authorized and has
self-verified, and procedures to allow the individual to use the single-use
code in place of the identity and eligibility documents described in this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9fdc1e6b6dd14f44a8b86911a1956b1c"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited review process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish an expedited
review process to allow an individual who has authenticated the individual’s
identity and unblocked the individual’s Social Security number immediately to
correct user or system errors which result in an erroneous non-confirmation of
work eligibility.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa1302180a64646b2899167d810dd561c"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb9eba13ecc3248daa4378ae4d47a42fd"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">System assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 months after the end of
the third and fourth years in which the programs are in effect, the Secretary
shall submit reports to the <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives</committee-name> on the Enhanced Verification System
that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID404d1b498d454719947096182d40c321"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assesses the degree of fraudulent attesting
of United States citizenship;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa08f4537ac7c459089352515cbe0459f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assesses the benefits of the Enhanced
Verification System to employers and the degree to which it assists in the
enforcement of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f847716e5c8401cb697a4a6efe304ae"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assesses the benefits of the Enhanced
Verification System to individuals and the degree to which they prevent misuse
of the System and erroneous non-confirmations during employment
verification;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27095e4cc41e44e7a4f66a1f6e3ea8d5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines whether the Enhanced
Verification System reduces discrimination during the employment verification
process;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48b53b816ca04f97a3b5208a8fa104a8"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assesses the degree to which the Enhanced
Verification System protects employee civil liberties and privacy; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59af27c3bea349eabc4bc52efa17fea5"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes recommendations on whether the
Enhanced Verification System should be continued or modified.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd2ab4fe1bde54a7cad5bc2a75264fa67"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on expansion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 30, 2015, the
Secretary shall submit a report shall to the committees referred to in
subparagraph (A) that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0f7c705090054be6b9ee7ccfe76a83e0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluates whether the problems identified
by the reports submitted under subparagraph (A) have been substantially
resolved; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7b2e73a7b3744bffbb2f69ff30d28807"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the actions to be taken by the
Secretary before requiring any individual to participate in the Enhanced
Verification System.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61adca9bd3f7443589ae74a840fb0d82"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on Use of the Confirmation
System and Any Related Systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
nothing in this section may be construed to permit any department, bureau, or
other agency of the United States Government to utilize any information,
database, or other records assembled under this section for any other purpose
other than as provided for under the Enhanced Verification System.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf3d0a20084a64c28ac5c1ab32b07a336" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>310.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda10e220b8ab478a9bc7c9f5064d9892"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Homeland
Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Department such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this title, and the amendments made by this title, including the
following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf5d856d2edde4fc48e3f6ced67dcc532"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of the 5 years beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, the appropriations necessary to increase to
a level not less than 4500, by the end of such five-year period, the total
number of personnel of the Department of Homeland Security assigned exclusively
or principally to an office or offices in U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (and consistent with the
missions of such agencies), dedicated to administering the System, and
monitoring and enforcing compliance with sections 274A, 274B, and 274C of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a, 1324b, and 1324c), including
compliance with the requirements of the System. These personnel shall perform
compliance and monitoring functions, including the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f05cfbdfb5f47f795f66ca7d0ae5cc6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Verify Employment Identification Numbers of
employers participating in the System.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID589e900a71554b3da7013ef65edf69d2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Verify compliance of employers
participating in the System with the requirements for participation that are
prescribed by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31524e18021442349b1f4877fba93317"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monitor the System for multiple uses of
Social Security Numbers and immigration identification numbers that could
indicate identity theft or fraud.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19f6d52c31f84fd3be875caaeb86e427"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monitor the System to identify
discriminatory or unfair practices.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc7f148b7c98746e9a3740ad1dc88b1f5"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monitor the System to identify employers
who are not using the system properly, including employers who fail to make
available appropriate records with respect to their queries and any notices of
confirmation, nonconfirmation, or further action.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51374967906d49ce9a6a9b1fbc588dfc"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identify instances where employees allege
that an employer violated their privacy, civil or labor rights, or misused the
System, and create procedures for employees to report such allegations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe994131c912447d48e0c04ba66d8d930"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Analyze and audit the use of the System and
the data obtained through the System to identify fraud trends, including fraud
trends across industries, geographical areas, or employer size.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9a868b4d18294c9382efcf3a9b4970e3"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Analyze and audit the use of the System and
the data obtained through the System to develop compliance tools as necessary
to respond to changing patterns of fraud.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd83b40ae50204184acfe51e20d8113aa"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provide employers with additional training
and other information on the proper use of the System, including but not
limited to privacy training and employee rights.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcae6a8e70745419f91aa2e5f3c78dd2e"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Perform threshold evaluation of cases for
referral to the Special Counsel for Unfair Immigration-Related Employment
Practices or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and other officials
or agencies with responsibility for enforcing anti-discrimination, civil
rights, privacy or worker protection laws, as may be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb1445017a9c347f7aed6b9cc9de1a1e8"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other compliance and monitoring
activities that, in the Secretary's judgment, are necessary to ensure the
functioning of the System.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41046619fd814f4fae2c263debc9d445"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investigate identity theft and fraud
detected through the System and undertake the necessary enforcement or referral
actions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID887e1dbf5ddf4a08a23d9735c7e591ac"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investigate use of or access to fraudulent
documents and undertake the necessary enforcement actions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd2d296c69b144c0e94db624633757281"><enum>(N)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Perform any other investigations that, in
the Secretary's judgment, are necessary to ensure the lawful functioning of the
System, and undertake any enforcement actions necessary as a result of these
investigations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30280c6f4b5546d1ba6d5718d03ec3eb"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The appropriations necessary to acquire,
install and maintain technological equipment necessary to support the
functioning of the System and the connectivity between U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department
of Justice, and other agencies or officials with respect to the sharing of
information to support the System and related immigration enforcement
actions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf5afb944910a46ca8b2a3a1df7215c82"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The appropriations necessary to establish a
robust redress process for employees who wish to appeal contested
nonconfirmations to ensure the accuracy and fairness of the System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID497712a964fb46e3951d574836927519"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The appropriations necessary to provide a
means by which individuals may access their own employment authorization data
to ensure its accuracy independent of their employer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd01dec911d4f4f13b7ea06418147e342"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The appropriations necessary to establish a
Joint Employment Fraud Task Force to promote employer compliance with the
system and ensure a coordinated response to noncompliance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9a4dc8ce187341e9906f2b001e554ae5"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The appropriations necessary for the Office
for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Office of Privacy to perform their
responsibilities as they relate to the System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6a399c3bb6104f65985472263b6302b5"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The appropriations necessary to make grants
to states to support them in assisting the federal government in carrying out
the provisions of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13f7db4b9fe94eb892534d49b827f3e1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Social Security
Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Social Security Administration such sums
as may be necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this title,
including section 308.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ef4d3e86fde4cb0892633da2057eeb3"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Justice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of Justice such sums as may be necessary to carry out its
responsibilities under this title, including enforcing compliance with section
274B of the Act, as amended by section 307 of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc2fa1ec4076b4bf0bd86636dfb1fedec"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of State such sums as may be necessary to carry out its
responsibilities under this title.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Reforming
America’s Legal Immigration System</header>
<subtitle id="idB758F435104C452F96E1226A96B56924"><enum>A</enum><header>New worker
program and the creation of a standing commission</header>
<section id="IDf14c48ded95c43eb93a2d8a08b1f16b3"><enum>401.</enum><header>Standing
Commission on Immigration, Labor Markets, and the National Interest</header>
<subsection id="ID9ce63727658744d7aaa62d776b6deba9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
of Commission</header>
<paragraph id="ID697f0296a8db4652bd6dd55acccab332"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established an independent Federal agency within
the Executive Branch to be known as the Standing Commission on Immigration,
Labor Markets, and the National Interest (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Commission</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfa346ddba0a04ad892783820886ead52"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the Commission are to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf160f974998c44ad8884290bc39adaae"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish
employment-based immigration policies that promote America's economic growth
and competitiveness while minimizing job displacement, wage depression and
unauthorized employment in the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID25d52753aa614eebb7e00182d20e3d8c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>create and
implement a policy-focused research agenda on the economic impacts of
immigration at the national, regional, State, industry and occupation
levels;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe661c948c96b4e3d963795b915563fb8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>collect and
analyze information about employment-based immigration and the labor market and
share the data and analysis with lawmakers, researchers and the American
public;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3d0092dbfca5433d9ceb97b185eb50dd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recommend to the
Congress and the President on a regular basis an evidence-based methodology for
determining the level of employment-based immigration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfbf5470c6d2245a793bfcdcc9418155c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>recommend to
Congress and the President the numeric levels and characteristics of workers to
be admitted in various employment-based visa categories; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID45592d0599e54346a105614bf183c890"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to collect and
analyze information about the economic, labor, security, and foreign policy
impacts of our Nation’s immigration policies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID46f9aed7979b4fefb8a2edc482515459"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Commission shall be composed of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID43fcceeea34b4b16a69601d527c3d6a5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>7 voting
members—</text>
<clause id="IDb4d47cc718414796a1312931b2154d56"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who
shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate,
not later than 6 months after the establishment of this Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID284aa08ed6214eb8b90e5a724d0e5441"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>who shall serve
for 5-year staggered terms;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2e8f40abf8074021885f0ef5692306a0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>one of whom the
President shall appoint as Chair of the Commission to serve a 6-year term,
which can be extended for 1 additional 3-year term;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID046411d7bc084ba9947ed4c6d7a0496c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>who shall have
expertise in economics, demography, sociology, labor, business, civil rights,
immigration, or other pertinent qualifications or experience;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID059767895b4c432b8a465b1fa922dc98"><enum>(v)</enum><text>who
may not be an employee of the Federal Government or of any State or local
government; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID58a69e6002b749e5839e91fd7e55f183"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>not more than 4
of whom may be members of the same political party.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6c60575482334e13bfd5f8291f22353f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>7 ex-officio
members, including—</text>
<clause id="ID14e5326ac97348e3a7bf75903cf0d575"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Secretary;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd7e6b13a2e354016b4e11ad89b2c5348"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary of
State;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2ca6dd70774541d794780ba1a13b9a51"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Attorney
General;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7bfbcb846331486ebeaca29fd8975143"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Labor;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa762b7b0675340eab91cc0d3063f9acd"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
Secretary of Commerce;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd47fed99f13946779396e1dad0514ea1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Health and Human Services;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID61da579c851444c6921a9e14b1419da8"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the Secretary
of Agriculture; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0efe5bb280524af584edddd4d3a29d4d"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the
Commissioner of Social Security.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1efaa7c640e64c7599a827b4380aaf46"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>Any
vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5926a10aa7254a8ead9a4a9388498942"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Meetings</header>
<subparagraph id="ID2e344ad5e9bf453abbf3a2230d7b87db"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial
meeting</header><text>The Commission shall meet and begin carrying out the
duties described in subsection (b) as soon as practicable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5707e75227444a3d8ae9474221df4f88"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subsequent
meetings</header><text>After its initial meeting, the Commission shall meet
upon the call of the Chair or a majority of its members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID65556ec12b604243af9e08a03e49707d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>Four
voting members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID25e0abb770304645b72df6094a019596"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of the
Commission</header><text>The Commission shall collect, analyze, and publish
data regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="ID46622e17d48f40c7bc970aa475b1adb9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the historic
migration patterns to and from the United States and demographic trends,
including the birth rate, education levels, and age profiles of the immigrant
and native population of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5f6f10674fb44855a37b4b3bf0029d88"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the national,
regional, State, and local impacts of employment-based immigration—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDfc20656bc7e743558ea6e3982fd5940f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>within industries
and business sectors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfebd7dc17b5d49888b59b3dda01f3e2a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on wages, labor
standards, occupations, and employment levels;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa758310e6bfe4ad597dc22dff714fb0e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>on small
business;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfcb1fbba9b074f09bd80e1f0eb43a5d1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>on employment and
unemployment levels;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6ad2c990dc07408b8c3e3dc61879e832"><enum>(E)</enum><text>on economic
growth, productivity, and competitiveness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1856a054b04f41a698037a196cfdb931"><enum>(F)</enum><text>on national and
border security; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00aa865bed3748a491f245736a586e74"><enum>(G)</enum><text>on local
communities;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID937150729bef4876aca3eca23501d2dd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development
and implementation of the new worker program to admit H–2C nonimmigrants
(referred to in this section as the <quote>Program</quote>), including—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc73237cb75c4446bb88f08e260589263"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the criteria for
the admission of workers under the Program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfce37e0d314b4adc9af85edeb90635d9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the formula and
methodologies for determining the annual numerical limitations of the
Program;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDad5371a0cf954e4cb574bd90388cb69f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the current and
anticipated needs of employers for skilled and unskilled labor;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID78cdfa4a012248349bca7eaa6ef90cfe"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the national
interest;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc99986d655cb4f04a82afcd8b8dbbd66"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the current and
anticipated supply of skilled and unskilled labor;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfd2c38f405854a559bfdd813680047cb"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the impact of
employment-based immigration on the economic growth, competitiveness, labor
standards, labor conditions, and wages;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa0c8eef77d4f41faab2d011313f197d7"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the extent and
impact of unauthorized employment in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0c3d136f30c14ab2ae9b49349aeafc29"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the factors that
determine the economic success of immigrants to the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID37003b4503fb4dd1a0d8e6a4bee10ae4"><enum>(10)</enum><text>specific aspects
of the Nation’s immigration policies and programs that Congress has requested
the Commission to examine or analyze; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb103040e9aa49409fd3245a9162ae78"><enum>(11)</enum><text>any other
matters regarding the impact of employment-based immigration that the
Commission considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID51d209172d1b428185ad9ee22497498c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header>
<paragraph id="id2B66D171DBB54313962B91D5B8B42F8D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program
evaluation</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commission shall submit a
report to the President and Congress that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID331ed1ece99c4aaa9a4f394091dd9b51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assesses the
economic, labor, security, and foreign policy impacts of the nation’s
immigration policies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9077de9023fc4195b583711e2820c595"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluates the
Program and defines a formula and methodologies for measuring the need for H–2C
nonimmigrants in States, industries, and occupations and determines the numeric
limitations of the H–2C Program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDce225668975c4f03ab3452e5cd7e8c8c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommends
adjustments, based on the established methodologies, to the Program’s numeric
allocations for the subsequent fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05f7334c82c241efae1bc4bc3aae38a8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>reviews the
issuance and allocations of employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visa
categories.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDac523655ee4d472e91151eaffd2bda97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect on
employment levels</header><text>Not later than February 1 of each year, the
Commission shall submit a report to Congress that contains—</text>
<subparagraph id="id10C8AA1786234822AC233FF77ADFD568"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Commission’s
recommendations on the increase or decrease in the number of employment-based
immigrant visas to be made available for temporary or permanent employment
under the Immigration and Nationality Act and a statement of the reasons for
such recommendations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3947DC203A754DC4B2869B7E846039AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Commission’s
recommendations on how many immigrant visas from the discretionary national
interest pool described in section 411(e) should be added to the subsequent
fiscal year’s annual immigrant visa allocations to comport with the increases
recommended in subparagraph (A) and to which employment preference categories
such visas should be added.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbb7979c989d64c94a15c386b94ed8b2d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of
congressional inaction</header><text>If Congress does not enact a law to
approve or disapprove the Commission’s recommendations under paragraph (2) not
later than 90 days after receiving a report under such paragraph, the number of
employment-based immigrant visas shall remain at the level authorized for the
previous fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID955e155ee0ed4b118ddf023480ea2a48"><enum>(d)</enum><header>National
interest defined</header><text>For purposes of determining whether immigrant
visas should be allocated from the discretionary national interest pool in a
given fiscal year, the term <term>national interest</term> shall be broadly
defined and shall take into consideration—</text>
<paragraph id="IDce155a46d55c4dc48aa4cb5d361f83ab"><enum>(1)</enum><text>national and
regional unemployment rates;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a52bf807ed9400da8af93e8e0da237f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>unemployment
rates by industry and sector;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe5c081f7afff45508cb5dd38aa39d2b2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>national and
regional demographic and industry projections;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1dd98228a3f841eb836856d5085fb2c2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>wage and labor
impact;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID233f5307546144acaab43e558b04643f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>immigrant visa
backlogs and length of familial separation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID660c22a65310456db368529e0074711a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>national security
and border security;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf7ee5d8e532746f0b596dee5ed305367"><enum>(7)</enum><text>community impact
assessments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID99b93491f0744aa0be96296907ed3e9c"><enum>(8)</enum><text>competitiveness
and economic growth.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2bbe1187a536431dade5204c4b8f4382"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Powers of the
Commission</header><text>The Commission, by vote of a majority of the members
present and voting, shall have the power to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID513ce5a47ffa49ffa63d633a5cf86941"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish general
policies and promulgate such rules and regulations for the Commission as are
necessary to carry out the purposes of this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d5dab07f0444365873e02ff2bda7ad3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>appoint and fix
the salary and duties of the Staff Director of the Commission, who shall serve
at the discretion of the Commission and who shall be compensated at a rate not
to exceed the highest rate now or hereafter prescribed for Level 6 of the
Senior Executive Service Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5382), and such other personnel as
may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its functions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID31a8d7f5e3bd4426a30d1236c4be2bed"><enum>(3)</enum><text>deny, revise, or
ratify any request for regular, supplemental, or deficiency appropriations
prior to any submission of such request to the Office of Management and Budget
by the Chair;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID689b9633fe8b4e57ad7b2ecb663dd981"><enum>(4)</enum><text>utilize, with
their consent, the services, equipment, personnel, information, and facilities
of other Federal, State, local, and private agencies and instrumentalities with
or without reimbursement for such utilization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa67c4d3d95504e7b95690139ebc99b28"><enum>(5)</enum><text>without regard to
section 3324 of title 31, United States Code, enter into and perform such
contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, and other transactions as may be
necessary in the conduct of the functions of the Commission, with any public
agency, or with any person, firm, association, corporation, educational
institution, or nonprofit organization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7f8002f2b6e44242bd3003ff2070cc46"><enum>(6)</enum><text>accept and
employ, in carrying out the provisions of this title, voluntary and
uncompensated services, notwithstanding the provisions of section 1342 of title
31, United States Code, however, individuals providing such services shall not
be considered Federal employees except for purposes of chapter 81 of title 5,
United States Code, with respect to job-incurred disability and title 28,
United States Code, with respect to tort claims;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe66cc383e8044dc2aa00dc0f6cdaccba"><enum>(7)</enum><text>request such
information, data, and reports from any Federal agency as the Commission may
from time to time require and as may be produced consistent with other
law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdbef8c06b9304a76aac43ae609901e68"><enum>(8)</enum><text>arrange with the
head of any other Federal agency for the performance by such agency of any
function of the Commission, with or without reimbursement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID961729c636a54e868c433592a8939b96"><enum>(9)</enum><text>establish a
research and development program within the Commission for the purpose of
understanding and documenting the effects of immigration and the admission of
foreign workers on the labor market and national competitiveness;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID122187319a834562b8b8dae0cb6dca9f"><enum>(10)</enum><text>collect
systematically the data obtained from studies, research, and the empirical
experience of public and private agencies concerning the need for and effects
of immigration;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd031c83c6aa047b0a95dd3d044a5a76f"><enum>(11)</enum><text>interview and
confer with state and local officials, representatives of labor and industry,
and experts in academia to obtain information about the need for or benefit of
additional immigrant or nonimmigrant workers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf7b02e02bbae49e487489771d2574a1e"><enum>(12)</enum><text>make
recommendations to Congress concerning the numeric limitations of the H–2C
program and all immigrant and nonimmigrant employment-based visa categories and
recommend modifications or the enactment of statutes relating to matters that
the Commission finds to be necessary and advisable to carry out an effective
immigration policy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID33d19f2a692741ee84d214da6d6e9732"><enum>(13)</enum><text>hold hearings
and call witnesses to assist the Commission in the exercise of its powers or
duties;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID51cefea178bd4f4197b39fbd38cf4334"><enum>(14)</enum><text>retain and, in
its discretion pay reasonable attorneys' fees out if its appropriated funds to,
private attorneys who—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID07874e0fb0b8451ebb8f5614cf9219c6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall provide
legal advice to the Commission in the conduct of its work, or to appear for or
represent the Commission in any case in which the Commission is authorized by
law to represent itself, or in which the Commission is representing itself with
the consent of the Department of Justice; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID41e829d7f7a7435c8a91955f6f7c2891"><enum>(B)</enum><text>when serving as
officers or employees of the United States, shall be considered special
government employees as defined in section 202(a) of title 18;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3f652022a67d4809b19d5e8bd0d115b9"><enum>(15)</enum><text>grant incentive
awards to its employees pursuant to chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5f3b3e716d8940a796d605d6973c26c3"><enum>(16)</enum><text>perform such
other functions as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section,
which may be delegated to any member or designated person, as
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbcd98f786c5a406696921616f71413e0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Information and
Assistance From Federal Agencies</header>
<paragraph id="ID94d1d633ade648959eb40a4abcc4e15d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The
head of any Federal department or agency that receives a request from the
Commission for information, including suggestions, estimates, and statistics,
as the Commission considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section, shall furnish such information to the Commission, to the extent
allowed by law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDca236324afd04844a0cfa3b78719bcae"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistance</header>
<subparagraph id="ID78c976abe3d34f0682987d6bc8657483"><enum>(A)</enum><header>General
services administration</header><text>The Administrator of General Services
shall, on a reimbursable basis, provide the Commission with administrative
support and other services for the performance of the Commission’s
functions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID54867ff1b9b448098d292ce912133d40"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other Federal
agencies</header><text>The departments and agencies of the United States may
provide the Commission with such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other
support services as the heads of such departments and agencies determine
advisable and authorized by law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2b307077c0434ab28b516ab7cb1a10a4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Personnel
matters</header>
<paragraph id="IDafa9c95be45246c28292898286089fe7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Staff</header>
<subparagraph id="IDf8c3e5fb08d84426b4aa72735cc35db8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appointment and
compensation</header><text>The Chair, in accordance with rules agreed upon by
the Commission, may appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director and
such other personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out
its functions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1111226e1a3241758f37981b0f2e015b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal
employees</header>
<clause id="IDc4be025dd7fc475aaf03e76fad076840"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under clause (ii), the executive
director and any personnel of the Commission who are employees shall be
considered to be employees under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code,
for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of such
title.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc1161e5d9f05443880169b0f401de4d0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Commission
members</header><text>Clause (i) shall not apply to members of the
Commission.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDef83cfbee58a42f08c7c6f54a8efbb81"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Detailees</header><text>Any
employee of the Federal Government may be detailed to the Commission without
reimbursement from the Commission. Such detailee shall retain the rights,
status, and privileges of his or her regular employment without
interruption.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd6386171e27747009d1ee9ef73a10f26"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultant
services</header><text>The Commission may procure the services of experts and
consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at
rates not to exceed the daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title 5.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9fa0852bae6245a4a7f4c36abc91364e"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Compensation
and Travel Expenses</header>
<paragraph id="IDc4b39bace8d542e092e4c405754b1265"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Each
voting member of the Commission may be compensated at a rate not to exceed the
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code, for each day during which that member is engaged in the actual
performance of the duties of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdb73feffe3154334abf5842262885776"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>Members of the Commission shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for
employees of agencies under section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code,
while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of
services for the Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcfa5500d2555436c9abd89be50cc2606"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Determination
of new levels of program visas</header><text>The numeric levels for visas under
the Program shall be set by the Commission unless Congress enacts superseding
legislation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0285160a335d4e20addfb252a56cb0ba"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Fees
and fines deposited into the New Worker Program and Conditional Nonimmigrants
Fee Account established under section 286(w) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, as added by subsection (k), may be used by the Commission to carry out its
duties under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA38B4F19B306433A81ACA40660F3A8C9"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Establishment
of account; use of fees</header><text>Section 286 (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE081DC5B41BE4A17BAB5A4A6EBF9DEDD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id9657CB6E3CCE4477911908DDE6338974"><enum>(w)</enum><header>New worker
program and conditional nonimmigrants fee account</header>
<paragraph id="idAED6EEFE9ECC41E8A8F96285E0056165"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the general fund of the Treasury
a separate account, which shall be known as the <quote>New Worker Program and
Conditional Nonimmigrants Fee Account</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7229A628BD9C4AA7A6D16AB6C89ECF7F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deposits</header><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, there shall be deposited as offsetting receipts
into the account all fees and fines collected under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78ACFAA06E164D409495F889DC1C7536"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
fees</header><text>Fees collected under this section may only be used by the
Secretary of Homeland Security to administer and operate the New Worker Program
and Conditional Nonimmigrants Fee Account
Program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID8a13807767d4489c8dd608928d10d5e2"><enum>402.</enum><header>H–2C
nonimmigrant worker program</header>
<subsection id="idBCF175A9444F4906A53731EDC9459C30"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(15)(H) (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id3E39134C14864923B65AC0295AB769B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFAB8203DFFC3414FBC404B514E06DB98"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subclause (c) as subclause
(d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0CD062491690406A9B761BDD09EB61D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subclause (b) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF85B041DC5274772B870ECEDCF139CE0" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID4b56dcbaa6aa43ddb988115834e4c5c6"><enum>(c)<?LEXA-Enum (c)?></enum><text>who is coming temporarily to the United States to
initially perform temporary labor or services other than the labor or services
described in clause (i)(b), (i)(b)(1), (i)(d), (ii)(a), or (iii), subparagraph
(D), (E), (I), (L), (O), (P), or (R), or section 214(e) (if United States
workers who are able, willing, and qualified to perform such labor or services
cannot be found in the United States);
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDcd79d776ed6342a491154047a9ee9988"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD463EC079B14AFFAAB716A97025B5CC" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" id="ID73c9ce6394fb409a911e236bdcc49ecd"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>who—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="IDc8ba0975712f45529f2288f17300783f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is the spouse or
minor child of an alien described in this subparagraph; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="IDb154281bc8ec4ae4926a7226dc506d05"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is accompanying
or following to join such
alien.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb39988cd0fc04c37a09c40126de435c6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Admission of
H–2C nonimmigrant workers</header><text>Chapter 2 of title II (8 U.S.C. 1181 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 218 the following:</text>
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<section id="ID2db5031d4dec4a0ba3b404cb6c5440cf"><enum>218A.</enum><header>Admission of
H–2C nonimmigrants</header>
<subsection id="ID1501dac4a9ae4fd882cf5e79b803ef59"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary of State may grant a 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), (i)(b)(1), (i)(c), (ii)(a), or (iii) of
section 101(a)(15)(H), subparagraph (D), (E), (I), (L), (O), (P), or (R) of
section 101(a)(15), or section 214(e) (if United States workers who are able,
willing, and qualified to perform such labor or services cannot be found in the
United States).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5ec239670993480a95ea2c0aa720e2b8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements
for admission</header><text>An alien shall be eligible for H–2C nonimmigrant
status if the alien meets the following requirements:</text>
<paragraph id="ID7467a1d58c164aa393a36c5771e54819"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility to
work</header><text>The alien shall establish that the alien is capable of
performing the labor or services required for an occupation described in
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5b371f5b2388437599316f7465a4ab87"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evidence of
employment offer</header><text>Evidence of an alien’s employment offer shall be
provided in accordance with the requirements issued by the Secretary of State,
in consultation with the Secretary of Labor. In carrying out this paragraph,
the Secretary may consider evidence from employers, employer associations, and
labor representatives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3e99976788fb4469b3f99ac443d0425d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fee</header><text>The
alien shall pay a $100 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 id="IDc493745c613b4da28ed0d7ac94f508a1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Medical
examination</header><text>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 id="ID2a160a55b31a41e5bba7606df9f752c9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Application
content and waiver</header>
<subparagraph id="IDf1a3889061c94f338846d52cef41b665"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Application
form</header><text>The alien shall submit to the Secretary of State a completed
application, which contains evidence that the requirements under paragraphs (1)
and (2) have been met.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID847da31cdd614bdbb028d727f5982378"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Content</header><text>In
addition to any other information that the Secretary requires to determine an
alien’s eligibility for H–2C nonimmigrant status, the Secretary of State shall
require an alien to provide information concerning the alien’s—</text>
<clause id="ID0d6a03611fda4ff58e8c348a61957473"><enum>(i)</enum><text>physical and
mental health;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDab56766f2726420f9b50f3d4121fcb96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>criminal history
and gang membership;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5969d9a869084c1aa9fec58529b2fc59"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>immigration
history; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID96d3dde499fa4c1da5ad11cfb586e79a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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 id="IDbc9b224924784715804b2568c456cf2c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Knowledge</header><text>The
alien shall include with the application submitted under this paragraph a
signed certification in which the alien certifies that—</text>
<clause id="ID817fe02323f1430a8914349c6d47fee7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the alien has
read and understands all of the questions and statements on the application
form;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8398641cdb0242c9a76fe9550b1cf5d6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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 id="ID46881b96ca904caf8fd0eee725775f86"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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 id="ID6be1a656d14544f087f59b838ba96cb3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grounds of
inadmissibility</header>
<paragraph id="ID7c113aa210954012958b597251140e44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In determining an alien’s admissibility as an H–2C
nonimmigrant—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID08a22f74a1fc4f8094f5002ab6a874e8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>paragraphs (5),
(6) (except subparagraphs (E) and (G)), (7), (9), and (10)(B) of section 212(a)
may not apply with respect to conduct that occurred before the effective date
of this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2d7750e2433342f3a5f99d566b235652"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Homeland Security may not waive the application of—</text>
<clause id="ID796185e9ca9e4449b7bf5ee8f394083f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>subparagraph (A),
(B), (C), (D), (E), (G), (H), or (I) of section 212(a)(2);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID658ba62091084c7d8938ddd4cd4ac5a3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>section
212(a)(3); or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6db767da4cb34b73bd7b7d340617d6c6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>subparagraph
(A), (C) or (D) of section 212(a)(10);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDae5f9de4b78d4ad386445e5c21c8bb22"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Secretary of
State may waive the application of any provision of section 212(a) not listed
in subparagraph (B) on behalf of an individual alien—</text>
<clause id="ID814a21a505b24fd58fd8c98372c9b670"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for humanitarian
purposes;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID38a099a8109d47088104679faa944b4c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to ensure family
unity; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4abaa027219b43d3adea7e0ba50b0517"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>if such a
waiver is otherwise in the public interest; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID034ef054cd774fc1bde62d6771af22e6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary other
than under this paragraph to waive the provisions of section 212(a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3f0cb62652a94c20ad97ff576de191bf"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewal of
authorized admission and subsequent admissions</header><text>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><paragraph id="ID1fc035dd02e24d029195427623a1c274"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Background
checks</header><text>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>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID05cddc0ae8354a6c96e09eaf2301f495"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Period of
Authorized Admission</header>
<paragraph id="IDb886ef2010e641a9a9ab0d4717c2ef05"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorized
period</header><text>The initial period of authorized admission as an H–2C
nonimmigrant shall be 3 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8f10d06306fc4b09a8ea2571071a11b3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>Before
the expiration of the initial period under paragraph (1), an H–2C nonimmigrant
may submit an application to the Secretary of Homeland Security to extend H–2C
nonimmigrant status for 1 additional 3-year period. The Secretary may not
require an applicant under this paragraph to depart the United States as a
condition for granting such extension.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID95bd422091e54dac897420a149404f3e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Loss of
employment</header>
<subparagraph id="ID1e617bb414784201afb2db20045fd8a7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<clause id="ID2a9af959356f4fe897e7887acbfcfee5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Period of
unemployment</header><text>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 id="ID4910b15b99ab4e39bf4b17a07f534d74"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>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 the alien submits
documentation to the Secretary of Homeland Security that establishes that such
unemployment was caused by—</text>
<subclause id="IDd317329d70d846c39075298d48435e45"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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 id="IDc2627f0a91ba4c32b2f94694c239b6d9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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 id="IDe371f4a675ef4638b8439e41cf4f3767"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any other
period of temporary unemployment that is the direct result of a major disaster
or emergency.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID87a5c755d80f48a0a9bdd55e1e5e4352"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall promulgate
regulations to establish procedures for granting an extension of the 60-day
period described in clause (i) in accordance with the conditions described in
section 218B(g).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID615478e56b334fbe82066ab8e396692b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Return to
foreign residence</header><text>Any alien whose period of authorized admission
terminates under subparagraph (A) shall be required to leave the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfac96bc56c12414fbb3d7854991ca85d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Period of visa
validity</header><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6da8ff59001148ec9299a10b1b9b2edf"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Visits outside
the United States</header>
<subparagraph id="IDc1a6b54f8f49411faf3a5a000d3cc06c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Under regulations established by the Secretary of
Homeland Security, an H–2C nonimmigrant—</text>
<clause id="IDd9e9d0a4e0344279af0fd8f89d5fbee9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may travel
outside of the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID73aa8ba17e4b468282582a708e2cab37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be
readmitted without having to obtain a new visa if the period of authorized
admission has not expired.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID862916901e1643d6ae10caab34ae0fe4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect on
period of authorized admission</header><text>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 id="IDdf86f34c1e5d44038d273e63245dde05"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Bars to
extension or admission</header><text>An alien may not be granted H–2C
nonimmigrant status, or an extension of such status, if—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1f28f7c9ee8441e0b23a2ca700ac113b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 id="IDd766972694ec4de0ace2b4352b78c517"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the alien is
inadmissible as a nonimmigrant except that grounds of inadmissibility that are
waived under section 218(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act as amended
by this Act shall not apply; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc315cd4616b247dd85140d5765cf1919"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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 id="IDc1fea205d9f847258b5eca9a80c02e61"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Evidence of
Nonimmigrant Status</header><text>Each H–2C nonimmigrant shall be issued
documentary evidence of nonimmigrant status, which—</text>
<paragraph id="ID7625942242574f418b22d31d54148313"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be
machine-readable, tamper-resistant, and allow for biometric
authentication;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDea198756d20f4258b1415e512f3c1af4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 id="IDe79f85d2b90c49d18255fccbd7ab0460"><enum>(A)</enum><text>instead of a
passport and visa if the alien—</text>
<clause id="IDcb5f9980b4db444792e2e91f7f2191fe"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is a national of
a foreign territory contiguous to the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4e7d3fafd512464f87ab4c0d61093414"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is applying for
admission at a land border port of entry; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5d0a930d86bf4f728c9966a363d04155"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 id="ID9e0fd68134f84ed38b25c74315ccb53f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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 id="ID53f4d7ab34d0461e8d4dbd5dc37553a4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall be issued
to the H–2C nonimmigrant by the Secretary of Homeland Security promptly after
final adjudication of such status or, at the discretion of the Secretary of
Homeland Security, may be issued by the Secretary of State at a consulate
instead of a visa.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcb383732f486451a908384fc3de243f6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Penalties for
Failure to Depart</header><text>If an H–2C nonimmigrant fails to depart the
United States by the date that the alien’s authorized admission as an H–2C
nonimmigrant concludes, the visa of the alien shall be void under section
222(g)(1) and the alien shall be ineligible to be readmitted to the United
States under section 222(g)(2). The alien may be removed if found to be within
1 or more of the classes of deportable aliens described in section 237.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDf5ea611830cf4059bf546b7525c98f34"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Portability</header><text>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 id="ID24c31ad2a2254f5b9aea392e03d5afe7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the employer
complies with section 218B; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID136feee158c940f6aba6f20166673ab3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the alien, after
lawful admission to the United States, did not work without
authorization.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc3608ab18c08442aabdb76a3904b2eae"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Change of
Address</header><text>An H–2C nonimmigrant shall comply with the change of
address reporting requirements under section 265 through electronic or paper
notification.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID973b42f7d942456a8e7d3ad79bb62293"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Collection of
Fees</header><text>All fees (other than the application filing fee) collected
under this section shall be deposited in the Treasury in accordance with
section
286(w).</text>
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</subsection><subsection id="IDacb4e344d0be4424ba225a4eebf79b61"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical
Amendment</header><text>The table of contents (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 218 the
following:</text>
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<toc>
<toc-entry idref="ID2db5031d4dec4a0ba3b404cb6c5440cf" level="section">Sec. 218A. Admission of H–2C
nonimmigrants.</toc-entry>
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</subsection><subsection id="IDa1aa473e80b64e249ecd6715018bc6f7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Employer
obligations</header>
<paragraph id="ID0751d4e9271f43e6802df66e6e50dfb5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title II (8 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 218A, as added by subsection (b), the following:</text>
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<section id="ID5b76b3c4352f4831b763fed8894772d3"><enum>218B.</enum><header>Employer
obligations</header>
<subsection id="ID575ef72507124ee5ae14cd35d8f2fac8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
requirements</header><text>Each employer that seeks to employ an H–2C
nonimmigrant shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID74ef3c041a6749afac626d9785e62884"><enum>(1)</enum><text>file a petition
with the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subsections (b) and (c);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID151176d94131457882f2dac30393000d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be required to
pay—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2409ae84f7394af4a7f415c5d4dadd7f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an application
filing fee for each alien, based on the cost of carrying out the processing
duties under this subsection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3c89facaa9e24538b903c6d42c41857f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for an initial
application, a secondary fee, to be deposited in the Treasury in accordance
with section 286(w), of—</text>
<clause id="ID0f6572e14d1f4863b610ce23edcbe8b9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$500, in the case
of an employer employing 25 employees or less;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa542f0baa5f2433da9c96447629a71ad"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$750, in the
case of an employer employing between 26 and 150 employees;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc4086cad54454257a842513dbe6b8e88"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$1,250, in the
case of an employer employing between 151 and 500 employees; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1038749f1520423d9bd0a9753a856fca"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$1,500, in the
case of an employer employing more than 500 employees; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID22decf9fd274417a9a0ab9cf5a2918c6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a secondary fee
shall only be required once for each alien applying for the H–2C program and
shall not be required for subsequent applications to new employers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID03f6d3ab27b242e285e09fd6010fa269"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
Procedure</header><text>Unless the Secretary of Labor determines 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, each employer that employs
an H–2C nonimmigrant shall comply with the following requirements:</text>
<paragraph id="ID1bc5651dae1b49f99ffdf8ef93034477"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Efforts to
recruit United States workers</header><text>During the period beginning not
later than 90 days before the date on which a petition is filed under
subsection (a)(1), and ending on the date that is 14 days before such filing
date, the employer involved shall recruit United States workers for the
position for which the H–2C nonimmigrant is sought under the petition,
by—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID80ed346856674c40a42543ae249db4b0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submitting 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 id="ID746ed7ca712b4901a5af6f11f9a6e4e4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>authorizing the
employment service agency of the State to post the job opportunity on the
Internet website established under Section 405 of this Act with local job
banks, and with unemployment agencies and other labor referral and recruitment
sources pertinent to the job involved;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID85861c87eea142b0ace2668d6f0307de"><enum>(C)</enum><text>authorizing the
employment service agency of the State to notify—</text>
<clause id="ID4bdab55f5b7544fab8b439389249ab34"><enum>(i)</enum><text>labor
organizations in the State in which the job is located; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9d56be8ddc5b4f6f98610f6275b60883"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd24a6ba07a0e4612b34f0753ae5a60c2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>posting 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><subparagraph id="IDfd4132aa547d490da69d079c75a36670"><enum>(E)</enum><text>advertising the
availability of the job opportunity for which the employer is seeking a worker
in a publication with the highest circulation in the labor market that is
likely to be patronized by a potential worker for not fewer than 10 consecutive
days; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc56e87ea447646eca3637ff2520cb84a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>based on
recommendations by the local job service, advertising the availability of the
job opportunity in professional, trade, or ethnic publications that are likely
to be patronized by a potential worker.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID07083cc1acbb4eebb66557a14d74a2cd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Efforts to
employ United States workers</header><text>An employer that seeks to employ an
H–2C nonimmigrant shall 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>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1b88c7ac612540f2862e41e5755bcdf9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Petition</header><text>A
petition to hire an H–2C nonimmigrant under this section shall include an
attestation by the employer that the employer has complied with the following
requirements:</text>
<paragraph id="ID6f2acafa6efd437188fabe8a214055ad"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Protection of
United States workers</header><text>The employment of an H–2C
nonimmigrant—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDbecece5670fc49fcb660ae4a35d20505"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will not
adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers in the United
States similarly employed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb25afb0a65a14ee588cd7ec1024c31f0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 id="ID8730f29e3e4048cd94254fbbcddea6b8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Wages</header>
<subparagraph id="IDfb8ca37f2a5440eea1c4e8749614e1ec"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The employer has offered to United States workers during
the period of recruitment described in subsection (b)(1), and is offering and
will pay H–2C nonimmigrants during the period of authorized employment not less
than the greater of—</text>
<clause id="ID163bb3a0d4074134ac92be979fefd5ea"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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 id="IDf932c4f14cc74c24961fa4a893bb5b0f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the prevailing
wage level for the occupational classification in the area of employment, as
determined in accordance with subparagraph (C), taking into account experience
and skill levels of employees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa4eeca4460fb43e4ba1ecc89bfd82d40"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>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 id="IDdece1e1461f442b8b41a94b4eb9ae9d7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Prevailing wage
level</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the prevailing wage
level shall be determined as follows:</text>
<clause id="IDb6a7b4a7138347249c7a7175958cac96"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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 id="ID530b2fccb8f04dbcb27398244b666953"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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 id="ID74186e182be244a58bb5c1a1298f9efb"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idBAAB036997E8446BAB75B34D5C6890F6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>If clauses (i) and (ii)
do not apply, the prevailing wage rate shall be not less than the median rate
of the highest 66 percent of the wage date for the occupation provided by 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 id="idEBA61F373BED4869BC3EBE8F237ECC89" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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 id="ID8e844420e1d04f2aa30cebb492d5563c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Working
conditions</header><text>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 id="ID6d5c2a71c9534d68adb04f338d75006f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Labor
dispute</header><text>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 id="ID7557aba6f14d49119e9723966c2df704"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Provision of
insurance</header><text>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 id="ID43c13eb757b74a1e815e9c40ee5a0e26"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Notice to
employees</header>
<subparagraph id="ID657c67b42b65411a8e3a1c1aeadb191a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="IDb2511e3bc5f1471f93f7861d41f44407"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No bargaining
representative</header><text>If there is no such bargaining representative, the
employer has—</text>
<clause id="ID59a4ea33739843cdbefe99a44e675e46"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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 id="ID7fa6f421ecb54eb9aa77eb8c0c0bdfe3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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 id="IDed375c467651494cb995f9e4bf80f953"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Recruitment</header><text>The
following conditions must be met:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID32bc6f1ddbae46d1aa00f3980edf578c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf3bbada9766149bab86b1900a1b35f7a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 id="IDaa6a374867154caca54a8ac9fd09b790"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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 id="IDcc64c37bc45e4d608531ee2daf54b145"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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 id="ID7e9ed917860941d09311eaa9af7ab851"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Ineligibility</header><text>The
employer is not currently ineligible from using the H–2C nonimmigrant program
described in this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID38c1b3285d3c461c83d6a352a5dd8562"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Construction
and metal worker occupations</header><text>No petition by an employer may be
granted for an H–2C nonimmigrant worker if the employer seeks to employ an H–2C
nonimmigrant in an any construction or metal worker occupation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd457be6e125044b292076dc563f2ea10"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Bona fide
offer of employment</header><text>The job for which the H–2C nonimmigrant is
sought is a bona fide job—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDcb6f45261861444c8470ba13c814951a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for which the
employer needs labor or services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3b35b2b81b5a48b698cf6e946acce023"><enum>(B)</enum><text>which has been
and is clearly open to any United States worker; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc73d86956a14437cb4955b29547776df"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for which the
employer will be able to place the H–2C nonimmigrant on the payroll.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8bb5e3b40fc940fd8dc11f39085a2b2e"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Public
availability and records retention</header><text>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 id="IDb130666588d74a6c9174dce6787c4e3c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be provided to
every H–2C nonimmigrant employed under the petition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID371958ad4d09411c92d99c996ce36376"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be made available
for public examination at the employer’s place of business or work site;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID71dca45702dd40898e0550ac195ffef9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be made available
to the Secretary of Labor during any audit; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID40325eeb76e744a6884456dca53a6adc"><enum>(D)</enum><text>remain available
for examination for 5 years after the date on which the petition is
filed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID19b275b3ad9548efba98e373cee0795b"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Notification
upon separation from or transfer of employment</header><text>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 id="IDb8128f4a529b4d41919e307460cff971"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Actual need
for labor or services</header><text>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><paragraph id="ID47c706977d644efaad995162543ce9b6"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Waiver of
rights prohibited</header><text>An H–2C nonimmigrant may not be required to
waive any rights or protections under this Actor the amendments made by such
Act. Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to affect the interpretation of
other laws.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID63f3cbc3263d43e9a171aac815b813d5"><enum>(15)</enum><header>No threatening
of employees</header><text>It shall be a violation of this subsection for an
employer that has filed a petition under this section to threaten the H–2C
nonimmigrant beneficiary with withdrawal of the petition for exercising a right
protected by this Actor any amendment made by such Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc02a4f202c254a77bb522051a5ade83f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Audit of
attestations</header>
<paragraph id="ID2de4c51b7abf429586c66a40a834eeeb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Referrals by
Secretary of homeland security</header><text>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 id="IDcade01e739ae43ec866a18fb272fa2fd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Audits
authorized</header><text>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 id="IDd393b3ac3df745f29bd067c584bdb029"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Ineligible
employers</header>
<paragraph id="ID11009c23ed9449ca9f2a2e64f7557138"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor 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 id="ID4978b9425aac4030bd8da0b36ee2248e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has, with respect
to the attestations required under subsection (b)—</text>
<clause id="ID436117242bf943a8a4f01fa6e3b2371c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>misrepresented a
material fact;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID57f8d232065e46d3819af13b1d89a46a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>made a
fraudulent statement; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID82249ec5bd464f41bb7e8075dd68dc0c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>failed to
comply with the terms of such attestations; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7265f4fb7b60490d913a023218a46882"><enum>(B)</enum><text>failed to
cooperate in the audit process in accordance with regulations promulgated by
the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfe2310c834974d4e807bd975933fd821"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Length of
ineligibility</header><text>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 id="ID5af126e18e4b473ba388f73e4fa11376"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employers in
high unemployment areas</header><text>The Secretary of Labor 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 10 percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3b6df780080e46ec821179f7b2a8abb1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulation of
Foreign Labor Contractors</header>
<paragraph id="IDf7b10e3f387a4f0bb4d27e573664cb30"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coverage</header><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, an H–2C nonimmigrant may not be treated as an
independent contractor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbbcfcbc159434b4eb425720fed8cb55f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability
of laws</header><text>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 id="ID581bdcd05a28455e97bf1a4fa123ba6a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Tax
responsibilities</header><text>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 id="ID723ec833b87c40e685956fc50205f26c"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Whistleblower
Protection</header><text>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 id="IDa1ed32ec8505457fa3fbe3952abdf88e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>discloses
information to the employer or any other person that the employee or former
employee reasonably believes demonstrates that a violation of this Act has
occurred; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID74694130284244c4930fdf96b43863df"><enum>(2)</enum><text>cooperates or
seeks to cooperate in an investigation or other proceeding concerning
compliance with the requirements of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0aac29a10cc04179be6f4a5cb6485f6e"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Labor
Recruiters</header>
<paragraph id="IDe95d446388bd4052b283e7d0667a3d99"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID26b9bd8795fb4cf4992a881765917fc7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the place of
employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3059c3a072fe4d2e88f7ac34b3edaa00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the compensation
for the employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID37b5c0c68aed47bcbfa87f20c55e4a44"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of
employment activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbc74b2afd5b04b86aba30a2eb8b87ec1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the period of
employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ef937313cd8425b9e313e74d57125f9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other
employee benefit to be provided and any costs to be charged for each
benefit;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3d313b2fc126451d9eb95afd8cf5e0d2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any travel or
transportation expenses to be assessed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbd34515a8a7f4436bcf711307db187dd"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the existence of
any labor organizing effort, strike, lockout, or other labor dispute at the
place of employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID09972869acc249eabe81cc0b62d47682"><enum>(H)</enum><text>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 id="IDa73db08738c34724ab5db9bd75da0d72"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the extent to
which workers will be compensated through workers’ compensation, private
insurance, or otherwise for injuries or death, including—</text>
<clause id="ID8b0322bb590e4c6da22d8262e7bf26a0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>work-related
injuries and death during the period of employment;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd51c82e7d57643999f551cc36db7f4d0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the name of the
State workers’ compensation insurance carrier or the name of the policyholder
of the private insurance;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3df17b3402b647d58d4c1539a01ddd3d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the name and
the telephone number of each person who must be notified of an injury or death;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7fb8a19b2a2e4dd18259a8ae4dbfe9ff"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the time period
within which such notice must be given;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID886bb8c1a0cb4f2fbccd57bf3af7c0fd"><enum>(J)</enum><text>any education or
training to be provided or required, including—</text>
<clause id="IDcc18229623cd4af79323312ea19fe6f2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the nature and
cost of such training;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdd219ae3ddaf4316bffe61ba98d17343"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the entity that
will pay such costs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID31fd3733cc48408f8d6b0fcba5182ef6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether the
training is a condition of employment, continued employment, or future
employment; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe106e02499e14cec88c5611dc345d8d9"><enum>(K)</enum><text>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 id="IDc5bbb55cf3e84714937466089df88e70"><enum>(2)</enum><header>False or
misleading information</header><text>No foreign labor contractor or employer
who engages in foreign labor contracting activity shall knowingly provide
materially false or misleading information to any worker concerning any matter
required to be disclosed in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd32fdc5ab30c40378e4aaa8af1490e01"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Languages</header><text>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 id="ID682460841d814c39b15f67fe6f496e59"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>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 id="IDb3c2db7bc1b0415c9c278103a1026a3c"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>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 id="ID66dd4bcaf55b4999ba76ed02f48d7698"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Travel
costs</header><text>The employer shall cover the costs of transporting the
alien from the alien’s home residence to the place of employment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd9ecc74f41f14a3fac967a5d1147bfa3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Other worker
protections</header>
<subparagraph id="IDb69da5a857224fd6b0ba7375d481cd5c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>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 id="ID227fe4d461164625b103280447d6bdfa"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Registration of
foreign labor contractors</header>
<clause id="ID35e32aa89fc042f9bae180f71607d0ca"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID7c49af48b4d84aa98fe486f710ce4030"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Issuance</header><text>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 id="ID6f324ac6f4bd42c1ad1c27f4ecf9caec"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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 id="IDb10af426520c47b1bbe75a58687ac1c9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an expeditious
means to update registrations and renew certificates; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID8f6f8b93d9054aea82a3cdfb13c6187b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any other
requirements that the Secretary may prescribe.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID168f392cfb98465cb8bc5908da92f213"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Term</header><text>Unless
suspended or revoked, a certificate under this subparagraph shall be valid for
2 years.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdb053931e47947799584d6b29bf4612a"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Refusal to
issue; revocation; suspension</header><text>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 id="ID5fcc27be05d544d4a06d761ea440b661"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the application
or holder of the certification has knowingly made a material misrepresentation
in the application for such certificate;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID5c95cb43ffbd434191595264726d8885"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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 id="IDb2333cec8e9c47b78a5dad042a8fc762"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is
a person who has been refused issuance or renewal of a certificate;</text>
</item><item id="IDb93e23d08e714196acc826726af9c306"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>has had a
certificate suspended or revoked; or</text>
</item><item id="IDcf7b0d2d7770413eaec32e8aa40d024f"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>does not qualify
for a certificate under this paragraph; or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ID0e360ccdcef4493b8669ff774dee9f6b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the applicant
for, or holder of, the certification has failed to comply with this Act.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe1b01cc9068e4b06a6952a54e68eb664"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Remedy for
violations</header><text>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 (k) and (l). If a foreign labor contractor acting as an agent
of an employer violates any provision of this subsection, the employer shall be
subject to remedies under subsections (k) and (l). An employer that violates a
provision of this subsection relating to employer obligations shall be subject
to remedies under subsections (k) and (l).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7e288a8f81474919adfd21af072dba6c"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Employer
notification</header><text>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 id="IDb088802cab634dca88f2c9ddddaeb1cf"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Written
agreements</header><text>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 id="ID3d0ccd86e325443298313eb5d1c950b5"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Bonding
requirement</header><text>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 id="ID43e96a1bdccd4f6289f1651b99e97b04"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Waiver of
rights prohibited</header><text>An H–2C nonimmigrant may not be required to
waive any rights or protections under this Act. Nothing under this subsection
shall be construed to affect the interpretation of other laws.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2abc23c19b3d4945b23bdfee6eded720"><enum>(j)</enum><header>No threatening
of employees</header><text>It shall be a violation of this section for an
employer who has filed a petition under this section to threaten the alien
beneficiary of such a petition with the withdrawal of such a petition in
retaliation for the beneficiary’s exercise of a right protected by this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID358a581dc17e466fbe53d86f298ed4a1"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
<paragraph id="IDd40441d45e0541788751207e11dc8d4f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="IDfdd0074636384861a12ef4c781299520"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Filing
deadline</header><text>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 id="IDf4e88fc88b134969bc61b2a695aeb9e0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reasonable
cause</header><text>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 id="IDa1726b3685a64e3daa15cc0bbb15a4d9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notice and
hearing</header>
<subparagraph id="ID5088b313134644379e74d3f42c6a6b95"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID99dbc2ecb0c84970b008ddcc3e521177"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Complaint</header><text>If
the Secretary of Labor, after receiving a complaint under this subsection, does
not offer the aggrieved person or organization an opportunity for a hearing
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall notify the aggrieved person 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 id="IDaee343151f4e4fcfb077c129a1ce6191"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Hearing
deadline</header><text>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 id="ID22433ee65b0849a7a2b1d01c20dd1225"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Attorney’s
fees</header><text>A complainant who prevails with respect to a claim under
this subsection shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and
costs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c4479f1d7794957a46af05cbf637db9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Power of the
Secretary</header><text>The Secretary may bring an action in any court of
competent jurisdiction—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDaa25a1ad8ec34dd3a87bbf1b8e5bd68c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to seek remedial
action, including injunctive relief;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID93bd77d2757e4ea3bf693017215e05b9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to recover the
damages described in subsection (i); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb18512f7f3e24f8e9c80966db5ee15bf"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to ensure
compliance with terms and conditions described in subsection (g).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6d232e140084387b30971b138531765"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Solicitor of
labor</header><text>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 id="IDff277e1e589645728f4687022d3b6333"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Procedures in
addition to other rights of employees</header><text>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 id="IDce3c54546bd644fd931dbe3b6448dd19"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Penalties</header>
<paragraph id="IDd9f072a1c4b24dbf89dd7598731403d1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID4dad74b5271f46c9addc3f8215ecdb54"><enum>(A)</enum><text>back
wages;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfad6c21e27d446329de400e4ed2fba8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>benefits;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID851a82922a534d4aa6ed5adf992fe8d9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>civil monetary
penalties.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6cbe07a19ccd4f4e86910e2a41535eb3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Civil
penalties</header><text>The Secretary of Labor may impose, as a civil
penalty—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID692064713c83436c9b34ef4f7456f72d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for a violation
of subsection (e) or (f)—</text>
<clause id="ID08b6b5f2412c41e1a0aaec98ef472bdd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
fine in an amount not to exceed $2,000 per violation per affected
worker;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8e7a4921f2d24d30b4f6a64dbfbb1840"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the violation
was willful, a fine in an amount not to exceed $5,000 per violation per
affected worker;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcbd8289039be4ab1a9b261453c9ecece"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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 id="ID02420abdbffd477597e84dcf64cce573"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for a violation
of subsection (g)—</text>
<clause id="ID344e69e31f034f549f59ebbc3f5ccecc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
fine in an amount not less than $500 and not more than $4,000 per violation per
affected worker;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6bffa9943f2f4205a75227c7c74f4ac8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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 id="IDa3a67ad85a2a462586e3d31dc1c3f830"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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 id="ID29f649f0aa334a02b8053a6e50ae4ae8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of civil
penalties</header><text>All penalties collected under this subsection shall be
deposited in the Treasury in accordance with section 286(w).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe8f49bb6777e45e0b8046f07a23420a3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Criminal
penalties</header><text>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><subsection id="ID9cf1ec6bc690451ba54d9f64c6807dee"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section and in sections 218A, 218C, and 218D:</text>
<paragraph id="ID9ea6d77b382c419b89c272cfe0e25eb8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Aggrieved
person</header><text>The term <term>aggrieved person</term> means a person
adversely affected by an alleged violation of this section, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6c54b1b84c5940a99cb2ede8297a2b1d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a worker whose
job, wages, or working conditions are adversely affected by the violation;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ebceb5dfeaf4a4b8c15f9107dae5c27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 id="ID3111bdb511b54f0f9b1d0727cea15b31"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Area of
employment</header><text>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 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 id="ID8c84e3ff4f134220afe988f4f908132c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
individual</header><text>The term <quote><term>eligible
individual</term></quote> 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 id="IDef6cb42afd8648f9b9a4977b62689a1f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Employ;
employee; employer</header><text>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 id="IDa258139b1e204904b57d220474a5e9b7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Foreign labor
contractor</header><text>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 id="ID85f8d5e0c514489ca268ea991a6a0057"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Foreign labor
contracting activity</header><text>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 id="ID4f7838b481db43798ffc2b432b919409"><enum>(7)</enum><header>H–2c
Nonimmigrant</header><text>The term <term>H–2C nonimmigrant</term> means a
nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDac2fda68abf74e60ac7eb28573fd1c23"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Separation from
employment</header><text>The term <quote>separation from employment</quote>
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 id="IDc1c742999b034dcdb55e24908dec7fec"><enum>(9)</enum><header>United States
worker</header><text>The term <term>United States worker</term> means an
employee who is—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2abc2ad0ff304884be673822ed32097b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a citizen or
national of the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID409525c87de04dfe9a32586cdd0955bd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an alien who
is—</text>
<clause id="IDca66bcbbd4be4d6ba1a5e9fbd2e13767"><enum>(i)</enum><text>lawfully admitted
for permanent residence;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2214b933f7e548829d8694dd10b54ef1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>admitted as a
refugee under section 207;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1d9e4f55e72f4757a66a4b2d53d4a483"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>granted asylum
under section 208; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0070b4c8349549c79b1a372cdf18ba6a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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 id="IDd23c2a47b1f547a4ae12530a81a4fe5f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 218A, as added by subsection (b)(2), the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id3e381ffa-574c-43ab-afda-a6c374f7d7dd" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="ID5b76b3c4352f4831b763fed8894772d3" level="section">Sec. 218B. Employer
obligations.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID84f3d19ee8d54d179b7b9c40a0827a00"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Numerical
limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(g)(1)
(8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID257133313926453d9c7b847366196a76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(beginning with fiscal year 1992)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d1638a13e494bccb0468f515d0adf9c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID723291c284b6480fb795569bafe8d67d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4BD03DDD76A4C928EFAD5B0F06DC012" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID4873183f421e41859f6ae77dea2f6940"><enum>(C)</enum><text>under section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c), may not exceed—</text>
<clause id="ID107833188cf24879bcb8b90436c87a2b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of
visas recommended by the Commission on Immigration and the National Interest
created by this Act in its annual report to Congress submitted on the first of
March every year; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60e7a06ddfb749648b0da27a7e907153"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the
Commission fails to make a recommendation, the number designated by the
Commission in the prior fiscal
year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd9cc73b5d66843a984725756c0644637"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Admission of
nonimmigrants</header>
<paragraph id="ID3d286b3d227346fa9dff6cce41bf38c6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Presumption of
nonimmigrant status</header><text>Section 214(b) (8 U.S.C. 1184(b)) is amended
by striking <quote>and other than</quote> and inserting <quote>a nonimmigrant
described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c)), and</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87bb00a60da84910b1ad380d6a568842"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evidence to
abandon foreign residence</header><text>Section 214(h) (8 U.S.C. 1184(h)) is
amended by striking <quote>H(i)(b) or (c),</quote> and inserting
<quote>(H)(i)(b), H(i)(c), (H)(ii)(c),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe812c1435a1d4e5b8bfe184036c9c1ad"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Rulemaking;
effective date</header>
<paragraph id="ID2f4c9ab89e5c4a74bdc595599d66aebf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of the 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 and 218B of the Immigration and Nationality
Act, as added by this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID687c0603f8e94174b4a85e8b2d5a462b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsections (b), (c), and section 403
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>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID45907083703e495aafd6f60fe9e0b51e"><enum>403.</enum><header>Recruitment of
United States workers</header>
<subsection id="IDe4c3cb18c87e47ca879fb167fedd3903"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Electronic Job
Registry</header><text>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 id="ID5ad26f8a9ba54a64b737a4c39fb7147d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recruitment of
United States workers</header>
<paragraph id="ID571276a3ed7c4f5bac2d526834d0875e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Posting</header><text>An
employer shall attest that the employer has posted an employment opportunity at
a prevailing wage level (as described in section 218B(c)(2)(C) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8f43beb570024ab592eb3151944bdd0f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Records</header><text>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 id="ID2403ef369e1747b78eb9e63944679998"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Oversight and
maintenance of records</header><text>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 id="ID7c9f25c8625343398fc2f0cf5204321a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Access to
electronic job registry</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall ensure that
job opportunities advertised on an electronic job registry established under
this section are accessible—</text>
<paragraph id="ID242170e618e743d8a7e6e403ae464f47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by the State
workforce agencies, which may further disseminate job opportunity information
to other interested parties; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7991e361712a4301bb1a4c2eae3b084e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>through the
Internet, for access by workers, employers, labor organizations, and other
interested parties.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDef239c9009d14d028b1436721e60587f"><enum>404.</enum><header>Adjustment to
lawful permanent resident status</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 245 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E226B35024545C9ABDA2C6FE8A2B60C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID683ee43f73714807922758d1e9594a0e"><enum>(n)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id3FC1AF29C3EB4BBA98F98E34EB5ABABA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For purposes of
adjustment of status under subsection (a), employment-based immigrant visas
shall be made available 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 id="id06D15776D7554356819D46AC122CD023" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by the alien’s employer; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id450CE93806E14C3083CF827F95738294" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by the alien, if the alien has been
employed as an H–2C nonimmigrant in the United States for a cumulative total of
4 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id95B7AC7D8AAC41EFADF5CCB83BA324E3" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An alien applying for adjustment of
status shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC9B59824FB0F41C2AEEB2C1BE6E7B1A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>pay an application fee of $100, in
addition to the fee established by the Secretary of Homeland Security to
process an application for adjustment of status;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id050F458928884D779FFEAF3EC0EE7FEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be physically present in the United
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04F6894A2DDB4C68B46F1E280A80DC4C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish evidence of continuous
lawful employment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC3279E1C18A4501B6277EF7DB9E142C"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0F30E7A4DEBD4A4B9E46FC0FE21D291F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meet the requirements
under section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idAB8F3E47EE764577B3A768CE670120DB" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be satisfactorily pursuing a course
of study to achieve such an understanding of English and knowledge and
understanding of the history and Government of the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5F3AF8C695DA4B52886D88B73C4BF0A3" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An alien shall demonstrate evidence
of employment.</text>
<subparagraph id="id71F61BF713C34E5998A20F54F053FF88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An alien may conclusively establish
employment status in compliance with paragraph (2) by submitting records to the
Secretary that demonstrate such employment, and have been maintained by the
Social Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, or any other
Federal, State, or local government agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2F72964C07414A21BA47F809E1C23B49"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other documents</header><text>An
alien who is unable to submit a document described in subparagraph (A) may
satisfy the requirement under paragraph (1) by submitting to the Secretary at
least 2 other types of reliable documents that provide evidence of employment,
including—</text>
<clause id="id8C0CDD186F1A45378B089A83FE38407D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>bank records;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2F067727A53842D2BC0D839FDF952682"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>business records;</text>
</clause><clause id="idA0BE3855087C42CDADB2D05A044FCA5B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>employer records;</text>
</clause><clause id="idAAA733DF07184648B42A45FC4E5C018F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>records of a labor union, day
labor center, or organization that assists workers in employment;</text>
</clause><clause id="id11840D12E8834C4AB6F089A8C90FE341"><enum>(v)</enum><text>sworn affidavits from nonrelatives
who have direct knowledge of the alien’s work, that contain—</text>
<subclause id="idAC400F79827B4EC4ACF5975DA574076C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the name, address, and telephone number
of the affiant;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id04889F2622BD4DDC803FF37D2CBE0C6C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the nature and duration of the
relationship between the affiant and the alien; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id53BE14B8B8C44F4F844BAE34B1E5DB6C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>other verification or information;
and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id75E6AEEE31244AA188EA83E3B61370C1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>remittance records.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id213FF2E3ABD44B108538B54B690A1865"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional documents and
restrictions</header><text>The Secretary may—</text>
<clause id="idC3A49E4CC2C8420A99CE943727EAC6F3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>designate additional documents to
evidence employment in the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC9B0CFA710EB487C950774BDC9D5C855"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>set such terms and conditions on
the use of affidavits as is necessary to verify and confirm the identity of any
affiant or otherwise prevent fraudulent submissions.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEB0967C775DB4EF0BCC4A64F61BEB324" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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 id="id05E12BFA150545DDA8EACE813BECD7D7" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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 id="id685AD05B72464AB894EDD9B24B1B7238" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The limitation regarding the period
of authorized stay under section 218A(d) shall not apply to an H–2C
nonimmigrant if—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3855732A110D4FE8AC57BCE8ACDFC177"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a labor certification application
filed under section 203(b) on behalf of such alien is pending;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52EE44F042F54CB18A2B1FA7B966BC46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an immigrant visa petition filed under
section 204(b) on behalf of such alien is pending; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB23FD743329B43409E86D54372DBE9BF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an application for adjustment of
status is pending.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id00DBF81659CA44218CECA48B79AECADA" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall extend the stay of an alien who qualifies for an exemption under
paragraph (6) in 1-year increments until a final decision is made on the
alien’s lawful permanent residence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFF2DCEFCAE9147EDB0AB118663BF6AF6" indent="up1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>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>
</section><section id="ID64a26f3f5bc34f009800703921278ee9"><enum>405.</enum><header>Employer
compliance</header>
<subsection id="idE84596AC419D4FEA8338D0D23EF9A37A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Compliance
investigators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
of Labor, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, shall
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>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0d2687db312e485b8aa59108ae004fb0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increased
penalties for violating employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any employer of a nonimmigrant alien
described in section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)), as amended by section 402, that is subject to a fine
under section 16 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216) or
section 17 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 666)
for a violation with respect to such alien or other affected workers, shall be
required to pay a fine equal to twice the fine that would otherwise be assessed
under such sections.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9e46abafe4144cc5a164bd249b3cae18"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Ensuring
employer compliance with Federal labor and employment laws</header>
<paragraph id="ID3e2a2d5b060d4787a1cb0e207221d359"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>Section
274A(d), as amended by section 301, is further amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID41321d979cef4fd18a71691f18ba04db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9CBD9779EC3478B96AA97B6E0065E73" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDda86140ed5624342b8f7b9507050089b"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Misrepresentation</header><text>United
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials may not misrepresent to
employees or employers that they are a member of any agency or organization
that provides domestic violence services, enforces health and safety law or
other labor laws, provides health care services, or any other services intended
to protect life and safety.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa23966fcd13948c2bbc3fb077d3cd4fe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDEB814D959CB4B31BB5C757329CD16B2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID59da0f3545414ce994ea371c060c158d"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>An
investigation under paragraph (1) shall be coordinated with the appropriate
regional office of the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Labor,
and all relevant State and local agencies that are charged with enforcing
workplace standards. Such coordination shall include gathering evidence from
such agencies about past and pending charges filed against the entity under
investigation not later than 3 years after the commencement of the
investigation. Evidence gathered from such agencies shall be considered in
determining whether the entity under investigation has violated subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID14df95b3f0bf4dfbad6274171064f262"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Remedies</header><text>Section
274A(i), as amended by section 301, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B6FD162672F4FAFAA1A02BC10DAA20B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID4f7b41927876483bb63deade072c246f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Remedies</header><text>A
court may not deny back pay or any other monetary damages to a current or
former employee based on the—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1aee0462ee53487ab972ba50db16294c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>failure of the
employer or employee to comply with the requirements of this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeb764ed7f37648b7a71f3de10714822c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>violation by the
employer or employee of a provision of Federal law related to the Electronic
Employment Verification System described in subsection (c) in establishing or
maintaining the employment relationship; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcdc918dfff4a433fb524419e0be6870f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>status of the
employee before or after the termination of
employment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcba77f1953944f5b99c6a1f4fe304f51"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Protection
Against Discrimination</header><text>Section 274B (8 U.S.C. 1324b) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID72d4bd410dd94dd4bf4da86d18ee2fa1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<clause id="idD04D7AC872884BB1B57ACF8F73F21F79"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9701DDBC9D324F5BB1FA6F65518EB083" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDaff091a487564e8caf0f2fa41bd18aff"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>It is an unfair immigration-related employment practice
for a person or other entity to discriminate against any individual (other than
an unauthorized alien defined in section 274A(h)(3)) with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5b3d9054c5734338a4374301021eae70"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the hiring, or
recruitment or referral for a fee, of the individual for employment or the
discharging of the individual from employment—</text>
<clause id="ID767ea0520f734693a44b28676f3940c7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>because of such
individual’s national origin; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0921a46395ac4a62aea0430eb2f062f2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a
protected individual, because of such individual’s citizenship status;
or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2186168a682e46ac822d3c1a10f320b1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the compensation,
terms, conditions, or privileges of the employment of the
individual.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="ID2dc988cbdb7b4052b8edec0bab6ed4cb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (6), by striking <quote>if made for the purpose or with the intent of
discriminating against an individual in violation of paragraph (1)</quote> and
inserting <quote>in violation of paragraph (1),</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID35623574f9a94cd8b21dd24e4b5b74a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<clause id="ID34e8029aa44a46e8ad742d2a3e636dac"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and, based on such an investigation and
subject to paragraph (3), file a complaint before such a judge</quote> and
inserting <quote>Any such investigation shall begin not later than 180 days
after the alleged discriminatory act. Any such complaint filed with an
administrative law judge shall be filed not later than 1 year after the
commencement of the independent investigation.</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID49dfa93c10e3427abf59e0a409e53dcb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (3); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4b44007b1bd94a3aa98f0cb94315b9c3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)(2)(B), by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F409A9A06A74493BAEF7F22F0DDA216" style="OLC">
<clause id="IDc6ca2f01ca884cdeb04cfd655a84da80"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9805350B09634C34BAF6F0645126805C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to hire individuals
directly and adversely affected, with back pay; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB367AFC6650D4B708A37488B1D65716A" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to provide such other relief as the
administrative law judge determines appropriate to make the individual
whole;</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID13c48757a5f54e58b8b50294f840368b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Enforcing
workplace safety for immigrant workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id654C4D9E16F14C6883BF16419A2A4C11" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID2d380c409de84983a22f4ec14d9a6ad6"><enum>(9)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idEF7F85E3C1CA420D8D0BD550794ED976"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In this paragraph, the
term required personal protective equipment has the meaning given the term
personal protective equipment under section 1910.132(a) of title 29, Code of
Federal Regulations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB75A58F02E7B4091A71D9C317CBD54C4" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4BE78106893A42178A4A70B68262CB3F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend section
1910.132(a) of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, to require employers to
provide employees with required personal protective equipment at no cost to the
employee.</text>
</clause><clause id="idCC4BBF83363A4DD6B3A669B50768E683" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>In promulgating any future standard
under this section, the Secretary shall specify that the required personal
protective equipment shall be provided at no cost to the
employee.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID82953734a9d646e1a82f0ac47c649a8c"><enum>406.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
title, and the amendments made by this title.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="idBC1FC89834C44CAABE156B71BF811788"><enum>B</enum><header>Family and
employment visa reforms</header>
<chapter id="idA762CAA2CE0740E49CC5A9BB1D5A8932"><enum>1</enum><header>Family and
Employment Based Immigrant Visas</header>
<section id="IDbc73218bbddc4544b21206c2988fee2a"><enum>411.</enum><header>Recapture of
immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delay</header>
<subsection id="ID267ab4bde3fe409bb92c12fc85fda672"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Worldwide level
of family-sponsored immigrants</header><text>Section 201(c) (8 U.S.C. 1151(c))
is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0924A5CB8820425197195D4F04AA0075" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID8979b330a893488a99b5d63a19783184"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Worldwide level
of family-sponsored immigrants</header>
<paragraph id="ID5f2d320861dd40b5a4018c349ed722c2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the worldwide level of
family-sponsored immigrants under this subsection for a fiscal year is equal to
the sum of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9d7e6f7ebbf5419997af5ac5a47435cd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>480,000;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7067d9e442034ff9abd32eca29bb161d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the sum
of—</text>
<clause id="IDd5f4991dee844ef4b44921d80faaf0d8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number
computed under paragraph (2); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4c82e7895b3842b89f467d80ac138d25"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number
computed under paragraph (3).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0c6237b17aa4bc6bad8c2b4e2d0517a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unused visa
numbers from previous fiscal year</header><text>The number computed under this
paragraph for a fiscal year is the difference, if any, between—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4c28850f592a40f3bb4cbff3ecd5da67"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the worldwide
level of family-sponsored immigrant visas established for the previous fiscal
year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID72302a969ecd47c1ac089e3cad6fced0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of
visas issued under section 203(a), subject to this subsection, during the
previous fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID60843df44e1a4fdfb764cf251ceb71b3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Unused visa
numbers from fiscal years 1992 through 2007</header><text>The number computed
under this paragraph is the difference, if any, between—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDad71251a653643da9c5555e88e3098a8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the difference,
if any, between—</text>
<clause id="ID05f28287cd5546878bef447d72c0dabf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the sum of the
worldwide levels of family-sponsored immigrant visas established for fiscal
years 1992 through 2007; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9171071e094b4aaeb9d27339bcfa5413"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of
visas issued under section 203(a), subject to this subsection, during such
fiscal years; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbc2159e15d7343448d430a3d0e9279ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of
unused visas from fiscal years 1992 through 2007 that were issued after fiscal
year 2007 under section 203(a), subject to this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2d93c367b51e49838ff12cbbbb32d03e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Worldwide level
of employment-based immigrants</header><text>Section 201(d) (8 U.S.C. 1151(d))
is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE93A74DCE7E648528E336FA2D69F148C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID87c032321dc7474dbc42b6c9363f1b19"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Worldwide level
of employment-based immigrants</header>
<paragraph id="IDd04ae7d127094480b5669e699379a4bb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The worldwide level of employment-based immigrants under
this subsection for a fiscal year is equal to the sum of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID153fbcf16c39499f95a9a67103f7faf2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>140,000;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd36a8cf1e39a43db9b29fc00032439a2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number
computed under paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8cab534faac84322ab653570345490b4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number
computed under paragraph (3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa419892909504cb98e685a1db12bccd5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unused visa
numbers from previous fiscal year</header><text>The number computed under this
paragraph for a fiscal year is the difference, if any, between—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb35968d97746445ba19d4ded989871b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the worldwide
level of employment-based immigrant visas established for the previous fiscal
year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa54c121909344395b2ce364683144f0c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of
visas issued under section 203(b), subject to this subsection, during the
previous fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa489ad36e59c47d0b473a918b55a64ae"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Unused visa
numbers from fiscal years 1992 through 2007</header><text>The number computed
under this paragraph is the difference, if any, between—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID874e52dc65b34dc9b23ee5f973c47a0a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the difference,
if any, between—</text>
<clause id="IDd565942bb5c44a30a223398e55a2c334"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the sum of the
worldwide levels of employment-based immigrant visas established for each of
fiscal years 1992 through 2007; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2eb8818af8564016850d41b9a4630f6e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of
visas issued under section 203(b), subject to this subsection, during such
fiscal years; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa3f02927b073484da19aad045cb68849"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of
unused visas from fiscal years 1992 through 2007 that were issued after fiscal
year 2007 under section 203(b), subject to this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID560a8fdd3418440b8e045b05448997e7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Aliens not
subject to direct numerical limitations</header><text>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="id933E670AD24543B298415E19F3A18B35" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDa6a7f5c92d7b44fd910cba3de792a5e0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>A derivative
beneficiary as described in section 203(d) of an employment-based immigrant
under section 203(b).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0d4bb8fde6d14b93a870fba84e24d4cd"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Aliens with
extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics
which has been demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim,
if:</text>
<clause id="IDcbedb5aeb6524afe8323cd3c3926d197"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the achievements
of such alien have been recognized in the field through extensive
documentation;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID06e3c414ce8a48f18fcd309e7825c031"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such alien seeks
to enter the United States to continue work in the area of extraordinary
ability; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID051a713afd064177bdaabb7fef59b1fd"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the entry of
such alien into the United States will substantially benefit prospectively the
United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5a4f174cbcb2400b85a4d0ee7a3b215a"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Aliens who have
earned an advanced degree in the sciences (not including the social sciences),
technology, engineering, or mathematics from a United States institution of
higher education (as defined in section 1001(a) of title 20) and have been
working in a field related to their degree subject in the United States under a
nonimmigrant visa during the 2-year period preceding their application for an
immigrant visa under section 203(b).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa964fcaa23a84715b4faa5261b149779"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Alien physicians
who have completed service requirements of a waiver or exemption requested by
an interested State agency or by an interested Federal agency under section
214(l), including those alien physicians who completed such service before the
date of the enactment of this subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9338cad28361458ea83bb8f11747bf54"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Aliens who are
eligible for adjustment of status under section 245(n)(1) as an alien who
described in section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa3bd54fe48894c01b3b46b68cf65e2f3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirement to
satisfy eligibility requirements</header><text>Section 203 (8 U.S.C. 1153) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8869A78C63BC4539A181F22D157225F6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDe46a2258c56a4f259984014f448f507a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requirement to
satisfy eligibility requirements</header><text>Notwithstanding the
inapplicability of the worldwide levels specified in sections 201(c) and (d) to
aliens described in section 201(b)(1), aliens described in section 201(b)(1)
(H) and (I) must satisfy the requirements for eligibility for an immigrant visa
under one of the preference categories under subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID548dbe89ed33448295030aff2ca3dfa1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Discretionary
national interest pool</header><text>The discretionary national interest pool
is the number that is the average of the difference between—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0783e5e8b1d44e8fa420076ca574b9cd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of
legal immigrant visas issued annually from fiscal year 1995 through fiscal year
2010; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4f645cdd98624b0085ab449f73b0208e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
legal immigrant visas issued annually plus unauthorized entries estimated
annually by the Secretary of Homeland Security from fiscal year 1995 through
fiscal year 2010.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID40dfbcfd5474441793783d406d780db0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply to any immigrant petition or
immigrant visa application—</text>
<paragraph id="IDde1349319e2d4028855c52ff74a67327"><enum>(1)</enum><text>pending on the
date of the enactment of this Act; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID305e35fd08d54054a01b1221d824fd6b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>filed on or after
such date of enactment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6af9097b08ab4d2abf685e5bbb290f10"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Elimination of
the EB–1A preference category</header><text>Section 203(b)(1) (8 U.S.C.
1153(b)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id700DBCC6DB17428EAF5C342F3A6FEBB2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (A); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id803077EB05C74883803ABEFAE8308FE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5e2751c9685c431fb0e2ca7ba99ab276"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
first day of the first fiscal year that commences no earlier than 9 months
after the date of the enactment of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of
2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID4499bfa0fa364f8d96b482959d292a12"><enum>412.</enum><header>Reclassification
of spouses and minor children of legal permanent residents as immediate
relatives</header>
<subsection id="ID0112704c4f5b45a2bb745a4d87a0f40e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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="idE55F1D77AB1C4146A732651ACBBA8B74" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID693cf6e81bca442f85b7b065a8b5b40e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Immediate
relative</header>
<subparagraph id="ID0ff97cc8b672475e8b6b3c3e8d442f8f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<clause id="IDd9061b00e2984206aea58e6771089d82"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Immediate
relative defined</header><text>In this subparagraph, the term <term>immediate
relative</term> means a child, spouse, or parent of a citizen of the United
States or a child or spouse of a lawful permanent resident (and for each family
member of a citizen or lawful permanent resident under this subparagraph, such
individual’s spouse or child who is accompanying or following to join the
individual), except that, in the case of parents, such citizens shall be at
least 21 years of age. In the case of an alien who was the spouse of a citizen
of the United States and was not legally separated from the citizen at the time
of the citizen’s death, the alien (and each child of the alien) shall be
considered, for purposes of this subsection, to remain an immediate relative
after the date of the citizen’s death but only if the spouse files a petition
under section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) within 2 years after such date and only until
the date the spouse remarries. For purposes of this clause, an alien who has
filed a petition under clause (iii) or (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(A) of this Act
remains an immediate relative in the event that the United States citizen or
lawful permanent resident spouse or parent loses United States citizenship on
account of the
abuse.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5a7e99b8b0c04834a6381cdc6ed0953b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation of
immigrant visas</header><text>Section 203(a) (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDfee1973d58f44877bcca976e1f942328"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>23,400</quote> and inserting <quote>127,200</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb60254980e84c9cbb7175a654da064d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5010F8084D0F4A0C9C68206936F1C22A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID8191805e6b7c460aaabf17b6b6ddddc2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unmarried sons
and unmarried daughters of permanent resident aliens</header><text>Qualified
immigrants who are the unmarried sons or unmarried daughters (but are not the
children) of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence shall be
allocated visas in a number not to exceed 80,640, plus any visas not required
for the class specified in paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa3d32d07935648ab9697bbcb8297d5f3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>23,400</quote> and inserting <quote>80,640</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID31fd0fa89c604f518abaf61b60a02ce3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>65,000</quote> and inserting <quote>191,520</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe1d193f25d5d4608bd779470088a4596"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="IDe7016df953ce46de93d045d387280f86"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rules for
determining whether certain aliens are immediate
relatives</header><text>Section 201(f) (8 U.S.C. 1151(f)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe1c662ddf943428a9d6058318f5f1a86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>paragraphs (2) and (3),</quote> and inserting
<quote>paragraph (2),</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8318ab965f154bbeaa900c0eeef323e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1f2157d66e2049a9bc8428528d01e56f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID929cc63fe1da4d16837655f0d14adc24"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>through (3)</quote> and
inserting <quote>and (2)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID74f8ae89d0f2482baf40702ed4cb58ad"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Numerical
limitation to any single foreign State</header><text>Section 202 (8 U.S.C.
1152) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDef8345e3d1604478b4a6397a8db3fe7e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(4)—</text>
<clause id="ID678cf1b957d8445e9bfe7f44bdc8e6cb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraphs (A) and (B);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1ec941425a37408e9bd6d9f164bc6406"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (A) and (B),
respectively; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb0241410d6a6417daca5313136a0a35d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), as redesignated by clause (ii), by striking <quote>section
203(a)(2)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 203(a)(2)</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID31f4ac7ee15b4f5084e72fa49d48d7d8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(e), in the flush matter following paragraph (3), by striking <quote>, or as
limiting the number of visas that may be issued under section 203(a)(2)(A)
pursuant to subsection (a)(4)(A)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe382d5c14cdf46c588a075102c1beff8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation of
immigration visas</header><text>Section 203(h) (8 U.S.C. 1153(h)) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID09dbc53ecbab4554ae93a622f7db52c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="ID1bdc93d62b4f46189b6e7e8dd02b8b0b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>subsections (a)(2)(A)
and (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDfd5ccef00ea54be5861f1de9e847066d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>becomes available for such alien (or, in
the case of subsection (d), the date on which an immigrant visa number became
available for the alien’s parent),</quote> and inserting <quote>became
available for the alien’s parent,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdae7318703f444e293cecee9a26ec1ec"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>applicable</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb10a34ca55c04df2b1712a6858f860f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDAD9EAE4BE524E7A86EB2CF562FB4338" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID6741c329bf87400b9b99aae6c9d6940e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Petitions
described</header><text>The petition described in this paragraph is a petition
filed under section 204 for classification of the alien’s parent under
subsection (a), (b), or (c).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0623a23f091a408e862637f3d5867668"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>subsections (a)(2)(A) and (d)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (d)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb8fede07ba7d441e837ef7c880d8022a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Procedure for
granting immigrant status</header><text>Section 204 (8 U.S.C. 1154) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa7298215693e414289a379ea9b5e7d02"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1)—</text>
<clause id="ID1675e4269d34493aba07af065165a648"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="ID5c63d2a7ab2f40e18b22a9bb634267a9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
inserting <quote>or lawful permanent resident</quote> after
<quote>citizen</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID766ef555286646a0964add6140d97973"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking <quote>described in the second sentence of section 201(b)(2)(A)(i)
also</quote> and inserting <quote>, alien child, or alien parent described in
section 201(b)(2)(A)</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID4d4e4200ad274e859803f737edd1e91b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause
(iii)—</text>
<item id="IDdc241b0b5cee46f7984f42e9101003b1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in
subclause (I)(aa), by inserting <quote>or legal permanent resident</quote>
after <quote>citizen</quote>; and</text>
</item><item id="IDb60ef34c19104d219dc94ccd21990c30"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in
subclause (II)(aa)—</text>
<subitem id="IDb278278aa696482db61f97c50c9278db"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>in subitems (AA)
and (BB), by inserting <quote>or legal permanent resident;</quote> after
<quote>citizen</quote> each place that term appears;</text>
</subitem><subitem id="IDa1ea3681e36f45239bef1cfa96c76827"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>in subitem (CC),
by inserting <quote>or legal permanent resident</quote> after
<quote>citizen</quote> each place that term appears; and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="ID06d45f308b3a43dc9ed71939be3e902d"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>in subitem
(CC)(bbb), by inserting <quote>or legal permanent resident</quote> after
<quote>citizenship</quote>;</text>
</subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="ID3b9b3b811c9b43c39ccc457551568096"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in clause (iv),
by inserting <quote>or legal permanent resident</quote> after
<quote>citizen</quote> each place that term appears;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID121a18200ac94938956273e08c129bd4"><enum>(V)</enum><text>in clause (v)(I),
by inserting <quote>or legal permanent resident</quote> after
<quote>citizen</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDfa4a3e6bb073416eb1a7cd8f24bee1bf"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>in clause
(vi)—</text>
<item id="IDb252aaba061c41f08fb385dbec504ff4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or legal permanent resident status</quote> after
<quote>renunciation of citizenship</quote>; and</text>
</item><item id="ID6378af5443094a3b8b9d3808a050cad0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or legal permanent resident</quote> after <quote>abuser’s
citizenship</quote>;</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="ID59f61822881c4daab904ef1e4dfcb939"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (B);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID20c7bda66d044a8aae267d8a961a71b8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>subparagraph (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or
(B)(iii)</quote> and inserting <quote>clause (iii) or (iv) of subparagraph
(A)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID68c3552d2be648e286fd48798934f933"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (J), by striking <quote>or clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph
(B)</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeba1ac64823c40f9bb5a838ec6eb8d7a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID501db4a0db7840ba92a7b35dcd3e665c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1), by striking <quote>or preference status</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDec52bc44e1e446a5aa72c7fd5495ec01"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection
(h), by striking <quote>or a petition filed under subsection
(a)(1)(B)(ii)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDeb181508d9ff41908a7fd27043814456"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Country
limit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 202(a)(2) (8
U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id887B32828ED04D58B4505C902FE82914" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID1691cd17454547ea93ca4a0c2f983c00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Per country
levels for family-sponsored and employment-based
immigrants</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) the total
number of immigrant visas made available to natives of any single foreign state
under subsection (a) of section 203 in any fiscal year may not exceed 15
percent of the total number of such visas made available under such subsection
in that fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDe91453fe18b14fdfb4a764fc89f967fe"><enum>413.</enum><header>Promoting
family unity</header>
<subsection id="IDa0d3d6ead24949ba9a57adf8865ff81d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Unlawfully
present aliens</header><text>Section 212(a)(9) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id4A760E53DA214921A2835A4F8BC92F11"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2DC4DAA57A34FC8B0D2C6989A483486" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDe8b7b09c1c32420c96b2aeb4c6b1adec"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Aliens
unlawfully present</header>
<clause id="IDc21ba757ba004507af454aa1c16de229"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the provisions of clause (iii), any alien
(other than an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence) who has been
unlawfully present in the United States for one year or more is inadmissible
until such time as the alien departs or is removed and remains outside of the
United States for a period of 3 consecutive years.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID20080a6456cf4ca28e2b1e142956bed3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Construction
of unlawful presence</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, an alien is
deemed to be unlawfully present in the United States if the alien is present in
the United States after the expiration of the period of stay authorized by the
Secretary or is present in the United States without being admitted or
paroled.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID09353fa102894569bf8e5761b3a00d60"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<subclause id="ID0b128f8041ec475986b7e2eb34c03902"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Minors</header><text>No
period of time in which an alien is under 21 years of age shall be taken into
account in determining the period of unlawful presence in the United States
under clause (i).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID6ae2c935817747809e8d3f1cee8808c8"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Asylees</header><text>No
period of time in which an alien has a bona fide application for asylum pending
under section shall be taken into account in determining the period of unlawful
presence in the United States under clause (i) unless the alien during such
period was employed without authorization in the United States.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDef96e5d583154d7c878926143427db30"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Family
unity</header><text>No period of time in which the alien is a beneficiary of
family unity protection pursuant to section of the Immigration Act of 1990
shall be taken into account in determining the period of unlawful presence in
the United States under clause (I).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDe861f9ef1af540d58f972159b9f1e347"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Battered women
and children</header><text>Clause (i) shall not apply to an alien who would be
described in paragraph (6)(A)(ii) if <quote>violation of the terms of the
alien's nonimmigrant visa</quote> were substituted for <quote>unlawful entry
into the United States</quote> in subclause (III) of that paragraph.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDae712e0e4b2d4a138dd4c3f9f81c7a2e"><enum>(V)</enum><header>Trafficking
victims</header><text>Clause (i) shall not apply to an alien who demonstrates
that the severe form of trafficking (as that term is defined in section 103 of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)) was at least
one central reason for the alien's unlawful presence in the United
States.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID0877990160274c65a9d9c07f726dfcf6"><enum>(VI)</enum><header>Immigrant
visas</header><text>Clause (i) shall not apply to an alien for whom an
immigrant visa is available or was available on or before the date of the
enactment of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011, and is otherwise
admissible to the United States for permanent residence.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID08999a0a71e34267a0ca6f634453567c"><enum>(VII)</enum><header>Unlawful
presence prior to the CIR Act of 2010</header><text>Any unlawful presence
accrued by an alien as of the date of enactment of this Comprehensive
Immigration Reform Act of 2011 shall not be considered unlawful presence for
the purpose of this subparagraph if such alien was as of the date of enactment
of this Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011—</text>
<item id="IDc0747025f4a14e96a9a82d4be8ec1bbd"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the beneficiary
of a pending or approved petition for classification as an immediate relative
(as described in section 201(b)(2));</text>
</item><item id="IDf56ab9dfb9654ad797aea78a841e6cbe"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the beneficiary
of a pending or approved petition under section 203(a) or (b); or</text>
</item><item id="ID746fbc906b124282952eee142a82106c"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>a
derivative beneficiary of a pending or approved petition for classification as
an immediate relative or under section 203(a) or (b).</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="ID6cd3e940416e4f2d9a3c35f5ea6e3e13"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Tolling for
good cause</header><text>In the case of an alien who—</text>
<subclause id="ID1fea882e32f2446496aae6da4eb276e5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has been lawfully
admitted or paroled into the United States;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDf2f1e479c1704bfd8a507c86b14ca956"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has filed a
nonfrivolous application for a change or extension of status before the date of
expiration of the period of stay authorized by the Secretary; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDe1f1f2b4944340b8b755ac536cacb9d6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>has not been
employed without authorization in the United States before or during the
pendency of such application, the calculation of the period of time specified
in clause (i)(I) shall be tolled during the pendency of such application, but
not to exceed 120 days.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID74657a62a8994ee8ae4a4384b9614194"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary has sole discretion to waive clause (i) in the case of an immigrant
who is the spouse, son, daughter or parent of a United States citizen or of an
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if it is established to the
satisfaction of the Secretary that the refusal of admission to such immigrant
alien would result in hardship to the alien or to the citizen or lawfully
resident spouse, son, daughter, or parent of such alien or if the Secretary
determines in her unreviewable discretion that a waiver is necessary for
humanitarian purposes or the public interest or to ensure family unity in the
case of an alien who is eligible for an immigrant visa under section 201 or
203. Clause (i) may also be waived by the Secretary, in her sole and
unreviewable discretion, if she permits the alien to depart the United States
voluntarily pursuant to section 240B(a)(1). No court shall have jurisdiction to
review a decision or action by the Attorney General regarding a waiver under
this clause.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID463e8a6cdf9f48c3a6e3f98e57507e4c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (C).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7e59a37765584666a31f85a0dc1cfbd3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>False claims
and misrepresentations</header><text>Title II (8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDc320ad95b2f64e1f9be8143527d20efe"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 212 (8
U.S.C. 1182)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6151C8B749A448D5AE5863C14368642E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(6)(C)—</text>
<clause id="id25318130756D4B09B12BE31A9D6ED960"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by inserting <quote>and willfully</quote> after
<quote>falsely</quote> each place such term appears; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3082be5f0d254054a9ebcbb2ec88e929"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (iii), by striking <quote>of clause (i)</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a03ee4d79244e0bb729d5b2affedf34"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(i), by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28B97494C4AC4684948B69CBFB82367B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID7b291bda21e24d6591d2967679379e6d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Attorney
General or the Secretary of Homeland Security may, in the discretion of the
Attorney General or the Secretary, waive the application of subsection
(a)(6)(C) if it is established to the satisfaction of the Attorney General or
the Secretary that the refusal of admission to the United States would—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1cb64141ca024c41a7bad3faf5575f9b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>result in extreme
hardship to the alien or, in the case of an immigrant who is the parent,
spouse, son, or daughter of a United States citizen or of an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence, to the citizen or lawfully resident parent,
spouse, son, or daughter; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe13a374f3f3740a7a2cfd3a4862dec36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
VARA self-petitioner, result in significant hardship to the alien or the
alien’s United States citizen, lawful permanent resident, or qualified alien
parent or child.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID738d1be690e3414885bf410f3f5e5c45"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
237(a)(3)(D) (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(3)(D)), by inserting <quote>and
willfully</quote> after <quote>falsely</quote> each place such term
appears.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDb6882067049e4e929dfaee569c048828"><enum>414.</enum><header>Discretionary
authority with respect to removal or deportation of citizen and resident
immediate family members</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 240(c)(4) (8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(4)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4640867540DB42A8BDCA5B008E5B7721" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDe158d2d8a4804d64a89db7568f32c2c4"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Judicial
discretion</header><text>In the case of an alien subject to removal,
deportation, or exclusion, the immigration judge may exercise discretion to
decline to order the alien removed, deported or excluded from the United States
if the judge determines that such removal, deportation, or exclusion is against
the public interest or would result in hardship to the alien’s United States
citizen or permanent resident parent, spouse or child except that this
subparagraph shall not apply to an alien whom the judge determines—</text>
<clause id="ID807835db1a8c41ff86df82bf2963f82c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is described in
subparagraphs (B), (C), (D)(ii), (E), (H), (I), or (J) of section
212(a)(2);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7729b089d71d462d9393ebf71670f2a3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is described in
section 212(a)(3);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8ec9c30f59e1436c8e51fab2c23e03fb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>subparagraphs
(A), (C), or (D) of section 212(a)(10);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5251bba5445a4c3fab4eb544c31a50f5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>is described in
section 237(a)(4); or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe1606568395644869dba4433b5aa2128"><enum>(v)</enum><text>has engaged in
conduct described in paragraph (8) or (9) of section 103 of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID190bfc81f83b422c99cf86b785b76f3e"><enum>415.</enum><header>Military
families</header>
<subsection id="ID494f68ca91ca479d8687c3c1832a23c5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary or the Attorney General shall adjust the
status of an alien described in subsection (b) to that of an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence if the alien—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3594e540992c4b4392bebfa97ad39ff4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>applies for such
adjustment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6c5cdcb319664b2b99096a5f79885e62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is admissible to
the United States as an immigrant, except as provided in subsection (d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9be229bb178b4938b42f8b481fd43bff"><enum>(3)</enum><text>pays a fee in an
amount determined by the Secretary for the processing of such application
(unless such fee is waived by the Secretary); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfd1295e715ed4637818b2f62df33b96a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is physically
present in the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7ae3e2cefcf742749533dec711dbf0a7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Aliens eligible
for adjustment of status</header><text>The benefits provided under subsection
(a) shall only apply to an alien who is—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6243ae189f50437f925c2b0a2b328445"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a parent, spouse,
child, son, or daughter (and their spouse, child, son, or daughter, if any)
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa902295654d846a6ac11e9710a3e8776"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a living Armed
Forces member described in subsection (c); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5f00fea6615149a382e8b21efbfd980b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a deceased Armed
Forces member described in subsection (c) if—</text>
<clause id="IDf90f0c51b3b24c5db1992917daebb953"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Armed Forces member died as a result of injury or disease incurred in or
aggravated by the Armed Forces member's service; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb1882ba5984644f98698380222ce790e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the alien
applies for such adjustment—</text>
<subclause id="ID6a4b645678b14d3ea195511cdc816b0b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>if the death of
the Armed Forces member occurred prior to the date of the enactment of this
Act, not later than 2 years after the date of such enactment; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID11a03757238f4674ba8d5f18ddbbafa8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if the death of
the Armed Forces member occurred after the date of the enactment of this Act,
not later than 2 years after the death of the Armed Forces member; or</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3b37b8d9db704174b94f2f94e4edcec4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a son or daughter
described in paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) who has a Filipino parent who was
naturalized pursuant to section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (8 U.S.C.
1440 note).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6dd56ffb37b540dab86274929ffd012f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Armed forces
member defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Armed Forces
member</term> means any person who—</text>
<paragraph id="IDdfc315ce7d6e4d8992981d48f4b80ae7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is, or was at the
time of the person's death described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), a United
States citizen or lawfully admitted for permanent residence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7cab3d4506c4405abe3e04a8f04cc6d2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is serving, or
has served honorably on or after October 7, 2001, as a member of the National
Guard or the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, or in an active-duty status
in the military, air, or naval forces of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0451044ac709479abb9571e3dbd59f3a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if separated from
the service described in paragraph (2), was separated under honorable
conditions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0074d073d19849668710e30380262a49"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Waiver of
certain grounds of inadmissibility</header>
<paragraph id="IDf65cac567e6d498487f3bc0ba3ecd976"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The provisions of paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), (7)(A),
and (9)(B) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)) shall not apply to adjustment of status under this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d7d305f383e49bfb24c19279c3d6122"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
waivers</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney
General may waive any other provision of section 212(a) of such Act (other than
paragraph (2)(C) and subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (E), and (F) of paragraph
(3)) with respect to an adjustment of status under this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3ea7cc2afc3d448b8df376206e838649"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for humanitarian
purposes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID85c5f0b8bac149e493314d73638c36ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to assure family
unity; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0fa93e9188bf40549ca447f69c1e6978"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if such waiver is
otherwise in the public interest.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID767370ce31454ab3bb95de6d41adf0b5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Record of
adjustment</header><text>Upon the approval of an application for adjustment of
status under this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall create a record
of the alien's admission as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDfe34128929ca4fe6a826183898a7e24f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>No offset in
number of visas available</header>
<paragraph id="ID7927cb89036a4ac2a3df002f97f693a8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If an alien is lawfully admitted for permanent residence
under this Act, the Secretary of State shall not reduce the number of immigrant
visas authorized to be issued under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf6d5593f51884b03b626ddd8f8fa27b9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exemption from
direct numerical limitations</header><text>Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (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="id35F541C17C29474192B7603641146BBC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID4e8f92efc3ae4c1aab02ab7a14d0140a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Aliens who are
described in paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a) and have a Filipino parent
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>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDbed71e76d9ce4ee2a310101865d23966"><enum>416.</enum><header>Equal
treatment for all stepchildren</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(b)(1)(B) (8 U.S.C.
1101(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking <quote>, provided the child had not
reached the age of eighteen years at the time the marriage creating the status
of stepchild occurred</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idCE0F3CA6DBE543E29C4E175EB5490EFC"><enum>417.</enum><header>Widows,
widowers, and orphans</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="ID57264c33490f4e9795391781ef53f9b4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Protection for
certain surviving relatives</header><text>Section 204(l)(1) (8 U.S.C.
1154(l)(1) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>An alien is
not required to reside in the United States to qualify to have his or her
petition or application adjudicated under this paragraph if the alien is
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) and his or her
priority date was current at the time of the qualifying relative’s death or is
described in subparagraph (D), (E), or (F) of paragraph (2).</quote></text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D76A70641A1409586038AC5F62B0782" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="id502561F99E83416FACCD96FB574F7377"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An alien described in paragraph (2) who resided in the
United States at the time of the death of the qualifying relative and who
continues to reside in the United
States</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDce5ede898e4f4f8083ee1a7525862e25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continued
waiver eligibility for widows, widowers, and orphans</header><text>Section
212(a)(1)(B) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD94B464B2F91426093693F722D115D45" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id93194B2AC670445CACEA9AA023A26BF3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver for
widows, widowers, and orphans</header><text>An alien who would have been
statutorily eligible for a waiver of inadmissibility under this Act, if his or
her qualifying relative had not died, may be considered for any waiver under
this Act notwithstanding such death, which shall constitute the functional
equivalent of extreme hardship to the qualifying
relative.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDff51dd10e6ee4f9394df6f9976fe2533"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Naturalization
of surviving relatives</header><text>Section 319(a) (8 U.S.C. 1430(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 id="id0B24A8CA38CF473F874C8BEAAB48E032"><enum>418.</enum><header>Fiancé child
status protection</header>
<subsection id="ID87cafd59428942c8a12c8cadb3f6b6e8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section
101(a)(15)(K)(iii) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(K)(iii)) is amended by inserting
<quote>, provided that a determination of the age of such minor child is made
using the age of the alien on the date on which the petition is filed with the
Secretary of Homeland Security to classify the alien’s parent as the fiancé or
fiancé of a United States citizen (in the case of an alien parent described in
clause (i)) or as the spouse of a United States citizen under section
201(b)(2)(A)(i) (in the case of an alien parent described in clause
(ii));</quote> before the semicolon at the end.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6d7e18f7581e48e19e82d37702064653"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status authorized</header><text>Section 214(d) (8 U.S.C. 1184(d)(1)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9eebdced9b674dd08a98cb4ecd359086"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3ed552eaf2f64061a285b7379c1e7aa3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>In the event</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4E9D1D7EFDB43E7930A156460D62948" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDcb5dc14d94df4cad934a5538680f42b7"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB4069C1A19354396A0B59570C340818C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>If an alien does not
marry the petitioner under paragraph (1) within 3 months after the alien and
the alien’s minor children are admitted into the United States, such alien and
children shall be required to depart from the United States. If such aliens
fail to depart from the United States, they shall be removed in accordance with
sections 240 and 241.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDadf2104d86074e758edfd6606330d34c" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D),
if an alien marries the petitioner described in section 101(a)(15)(K)(i) within
3 months after the alien is admitted into the United States, the Secretary of
Homeland Security or the Attorney General, subject to the provisions of section
245(d), may adjust the status of the alien, and any minor children accompanying
or following to join the alien, to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence on a conditional basis under section 216 if the alien and
any such minor children apply for such adjustment and are not determined to be
inadmissible to the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID771c97b6260a45ed9d23bb1d911f245a" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Paragraphs (5) and (7)(A) of section
212(a)) shall not apply to an alien who is eligible to apply for adjustment of
his or her status to an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under
this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd063f47bdefa4ae08a1be988f6189a0e" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An alien eligible for a waiver of
inadmissibility as otherwise authorized under this Act shall be permitted to
apply for adjustment of his or her status to that of an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2118c5b479b04ba6bf5bd88671a8b0b0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Age
determination</header><text>Section 245(d) (8 U.S.C. 1155(d)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6beda99d355a4aca8c41da6908d66850"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(1)</quote> before <quote>The Attorney General</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2fa8b345d1af4382bd156ffc8aab9825"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7698C4E7A854540AFC30463338DB63A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID477d45fa408a4981a8fb23e2a5d88a37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A determination
of the age of an alien admitted to the United States under section
101(a)(15)(K)(iii) shall be made, for purposes of adjustment to the status of
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis under
section 216, using the age of the alien on the date on which the petition is
filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security to classify the alien’s parent as
the fiancé or fiancé of a United States citizen (in the case of an alien parent
admitted to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(K)(i)) or as the spouse
of a United States citizen under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) (in the case of an
alien parent admitted to the United States under section
101(a)(15)(K)(ii)).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2e4283548c4a473e90a16ca7ad34ef07"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<paragraph id="ID8602ee9528af41a2962549499c671dfb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amendments made by this subsection shall be effective
as if included in the Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 (Public Law
99–639).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6814af34ddc47578de4ebcad52f18ce"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
amendments made by this subsection shall apply to all petitions or applications
described in such amendments that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID26069bcdbb2c4f4db12d70ae93822091"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are pending as of
the date of the enactment of this Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3daeb95e3a65412db62fb58d23a1eeae"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have been denied,
but would have been approved if such amendments had been in effect at the time
of adjudication of the petition or application.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62f84acfc835404e97354b993641b3e9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Motion to
reopen or reconsider</header><text>A motion to reopen or reconsider a petition
or application described in subparagraph (B)(ii) shall be granted if such
motion is filed with the Secretary or the Attorney General not later than 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC5F149E44CBC428188EE0A939FA038BB"><enum>419.</enum><header>Special
humanitarian visas</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="idF4D18857AC1B459587870E95B11C81C3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID9b694b709ecc477a8630ca54c7e92b70"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authority to
waive eligibility requirements for special humanitarian
considerations</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Homeland Security may waive any requirements under this Act on
behalf of not more than 1,000 aliens whose circumstances involve special
humanitarian
considerations.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD3C99FAD03146D68C18A7611381C023"><enum>420.</enum><header>Exemption from
immigrant visa limit for certain veterans from the Philippines</header><text display-inline="no-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="id880BEBA8F3544B7492986D5E224C5A34" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID804b8a84c04547f182677a704bc07f0b" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Aliens who are eligible for an
immigrant visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a) and who have a
parent 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 id="IDccfa9e5075dc4997bdd70c4635fd4913"><enum>420A.</enum><header>Determinations
under the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998</header>
<subsection id="ID8e57fe86610f452ead42c8b61867a1f7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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="idC76C78A4877B40F89F86ED230567B615" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDbf2486eccf0a40f1801b069705c3e7b9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determinations
with respect to children</header>
<subparagraph id="IDd30a5be567fc4e28a6ac130db2bf40cb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of
application filing date</header><text>Determinations made under this subsection
as to whether an individual is a child of a parent shall be made using the age
and marital status of the individual on October 21, 1998.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7bc20afc53614471b6ca2c3bbe002992"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application
submission by parent</header><text>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 id="ID4e33cedd8100400797a7b6e40d0bf7c4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>New
applications and motions to reopen</header>
<paragraph id="ID02996589aaae429b9cc66c2afcbfa1ce"><enum>(1)</enum><header>New
applications</header><text>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 may submit an application for adjustment of
status under such Act not later than the later of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3952ad479fab4cb2a8db4ebb0363a920"><enum>(A)</enum><text>2 years after the
date of the enactment of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe5150600795c4054b37a16f7a412e9cf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 year after the
date on which final regulations are promulgated to implement this section and
the amendment made by subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID44efed22f16e43e4849ee2abc27561ab"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Motions to
reopen</header><text>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 id="ID66c5f126c83946e791590fe6efab7929"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relationship of
application to certain orders</header><text>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 id="IDd9c511bf60b440fdb37efae12656cde2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inadmissibility
determination</header><text>Section 902 of the Haitian Refugee Immigration
Fairness Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDffccfc4eefd748d7a5cafa10b7abe4c2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1)(B), by inserting <quote>(6)(C)(i),</quote> after <quote>(6)(A),</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcf243d09358d4217b3402cc55ac94832"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(1)(D), by inserting <quote>(6)(C)(i),</quote> after
<quote>(6)(A),</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID980a43d7c8194ba7931e6d1a3763d07e"><enum>420B.</enum><header>Affidavit of
support</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 213A (8 U.S.C.
1183a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9d0af53396134f65b40e21e5ca98ced5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1)(A) by striking <quote>125</quote> and inserting
<quote>100</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6ff43175a49c42c9be1a10a009648987"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(1)(E), by striking <quote>125</quote> and inserting
<quote>100</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5aac2a4591e14f0dbeee1bce246b6016"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(4)(B)(i), by striking <quote>125</quote> and inserting <quote>100</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb777424a90934f35aec5150a3cebf9dc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(5)(A), by striking <quote>125</quote> and inserting
<quote>100</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDb6c705b36d8a4774a8a309ee65629a5f"><enum>420C.</enum><header>Retaining
workers subject to green card backlog</header>
<subsection id="ID56137b4c98824282b32b09683ae8a7f7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status</header>
<paragraph id="ID13da3f2f486b4637958abc11e8166355"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 245 (8 U.S.C. 1255), as amended by section 404,
is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD8FA0957D096413D85A4BA6EDB62C0AA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID03a39d51c6184ff089ca6f808983dd37"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status for employment-based immigrants</header>
<paragraph id="ID7287356ee10842c088b3e3d268b45cfd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall promulgate regulations to provide for the
filing of an application for adjustment of status by an alien (and any eligible
dependents of such alien), regardless of whether an immigrant visa is
immediately available at the time the application is filed, if the
alien—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5f377207fd454d2eae16d4f76376f0b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has an approved
petition under subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 204(a)(1); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1d4c39bfb5cc431a96b9aacba233b56d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at the discretion
of the Secretary, has a pending petition under subparagraph (E) or (F) of
section 204(a)(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1ab49a27889c475fade02b89c7a29b11"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Visa
availability</header><text>An application filed pursuant to paragraph (1) may
not be approved until an immigrant visa becomes available.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe658a39bfff040e89db6bde1bc7073b2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>If
an application is filed pursuant to paragraph (1), the beneficiary of such
application shall pay a supplemental fee of $500. Such fee may not be charged
to any dependent accompanying or following to join such beneficiary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1e3ab41157e41df9178b925878eb319"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Extension of
employment authorization and advanced parole document</header>
<subparagraph id="ID50d47a2b9e734ad8b9c7f4d41c0ab19c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide
employment authorization and advanced parole documents, in 3-year increments,
to beneficiaries of an application for adjustment of status based on a petition
that is filed or, at the discretion of the Secretary, pending, under
subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 204(a)(1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32b59a0a84f74a97916da86fddec6dcb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Fee
adjustments</header><text>Application fees under this subsection may be
adjusted in accordance with the 3-year period of validity assigned to the
employment authorization or advanced parole documents under subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb0f7e8dfd7fb425cb5bb9c48381e3e1d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
fees</header><text>Section 286 (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID2460b4cc8bf94d85a663e0fa242e2944"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(m)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDcaa21f6255f6440896f251593f229e09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF897C961AF584313B3075BDC2384ADB3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID836d1419b98a4eaea7bba7898ba94d0c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Immigration
examinations fee account</header>
<paragraph id="ID7cc4f710e1494929a061d5f326eced48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fees
collected under section 245(o)(3)
and</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeb15debf32754543bb6390e13f9757db"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>: Provided, however, That all</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC35F8FD35476467883CE19AA036E4FF2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID0bbd0485c9a745bc9759cd6f527ee340"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Virgin Islands;
Guam</header><text>All</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3e82c51b75234cbc9a598a4755497305"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>: Provided further, That fees</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94B0A95C64E04DC8A8140B62CF966B71" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID438c793c02854772ab809971eba5ea1b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost
recovery</header><text>Fees</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2af7b81637484249b0719e8e85172cad"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(n)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID07f3af289cd14315ae5379ecd03d1443"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(n) All deposits</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E222F211C5E440EBF33F6BBB7345A66" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID1ce209ad36394bd8a44e12c55b2f1058"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<subparagraph id="IDa6bc136c1d9a42cfbd25b6d8bf9d5282"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under subparagraph (B), all
deposits</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc40791aae574b12835f701ddfb6c367"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD61BDBE14B70435CB0F15BB18944C0D8" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDa4aa6ced0ae943e89a40627d1a7ca981"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Supplemental
fee for adjustment of status of employment-based immigrants</header><text>Any
amounts deposited into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account that were
collected under section 245(o)(3) shall remain available until expended by the
Secretary of Homeland Security for backlog reduction and clearing security
background check
delays.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID427c584a890b4122a26ae4658fa735b4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(o), by striking <quote>(o) The Attorney General</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id034D4072D00047DFB0747B9E49EC9242" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID32328ef1e6974ce59a83109bdc1050ca"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Annual
financial report to Congress</header><text>The Attorney
General</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID78753fab16544c6d9c5ca9df7bbb1408"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(p), by striking <quote>(p) The provisions set forth in subsections (m), (n),
and (o) of this section</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D81E5B184D8423E9A15361D2934F732" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID77b7d6d10408472d8438e3b27a9ca97e"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
provisions set forth in this subsection
shall</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID857844acaeda4ea1a441b104ab93ae70"><enum>420D.</enum><header>Return of
Talent Program</header>
<subsection id="ID736384c9ced14b0581e3d58f36cdd48f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Return of Talent Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4d4a765eca9e44cdb5d5cf1572b41879"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="ID2787dab6587842e69db0006fcb1d9676"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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="id0F74D7A75BF54DB390C99818409C06AD" style="OLC">
<section id="IDc6c2ec3c49a245d9b309a8954e0e1f10"><enum>317A.</enum><header>Temporary
absence of persons participating in the Return of Talent Program</header>
<subsection id="IDddd8d41fa5094ec8ba2ebdce22cf9b4e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, shall establish the Return of Talent Program to permit
eligible aliens to temporarily return to the alien’s country of citizenship in
order to make a material contribution to that country if the country is engaged
in post-conflict or natural disaster reconstruction activities, for a period
not longer than 2 years, unless an exception is granted under subsection
(d).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID979c0404bdc34b1584867763f8e9243b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
alien</header><text>An alien is eligible to participate in the Return of Talent
Program established under subsection (a) if the alien meets the special
immigrant description under section 101(a)(27)(N).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID21da7be6c8f04f06a7060d214852b600"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Family
members</header><text>The spouse, parents, siblings, and any minor children of
an alien who participates in the Return of Talent Program established under
subsection (a) may return to such alien’s country of citizenship with the alien
and reenter the United States with the alien.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4da82b1cb8004113a426208b290cbe66"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Extension of
time</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security may extend the 2-year
period referred to in subsection (a) upon a showing that circumstances warrant
that an extension is necessary for post-conflict or natural disaster
reconstruction efforts.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID23721dd33793465c80ec5ecaee7a4c0a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Residency
requirements</header><text>An immigrant described in section 101(a)(27)(N) who
participates in the Return of Talent Program established under subsection (a),
and the spouse, parents, siblings, and any minor children who accompany such
immigrant to that immigrant’s country of citizenship, shall be considered,
during such period of participation in the program—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1c3fe03355b24f6495828ad423395057"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for purposes of
section 316(a), physically present and residing in the United States for
purposes of naturalization within the meaning of that section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c6c39a509c045b2a0277cfa3c1366c1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for purposes of
section 316(b), to meet the continuous residency requirements in that
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbb027bc4c4ad446aba0e861cac7cf70c"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Oversight and
enforcement</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, shall oversee and enforce the requirements of this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDba9f10462f97491081fb5ae9e02a882d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Table of
contents</header><text>The table of contents (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 317 the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id56527efe-fadd-4792-8a24-48823a3c3c6c" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="IDc6c2ec3c49a245d9b309a8954e0e1f10" level="section">Sec. 317A. Temporary absence of persons participating in the
Return of Talent
Program.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfbea3bd8367247e39cee735962f6136e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
immigrants</header><text>Section 101(a)(27) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), as amended
by section 517, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9AC04FBD708468CAC97283CADFA38BC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID86c4b00f65964dbb9ee4b750d0e083c9"><enum>(O)</enum><text>an immigrant
who—</text>
<clause id="ID6addc266806543ff998577e80063b190"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been lawfully
admitted to the United States for permanent residence;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID35ec108d051d4df8a297f9c6a36a9ad3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>demonstrates an
ability and willingness to make a material contribution to the post-conflict or
natural disaster reconstruction in the alien’s country of citizenship;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID651f3c5a9fb34110a21015b03499fb96"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>as determined
by the Secretary of State in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland
Security—</text>
<subclause id="ID7f690ceb62624c5398629f45f43ea604"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is a citizen of a
country in which Armed Forces of the United States are engaged, or have engaged
in the 10 years preceding such determination, in combat or peacekeeping
operations;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDd3ac838c590c431991f1181d8fefda52"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is a citizen of
a country where authorization for United Nations peacekeeping operations was
initiated by the United Nations Security Council during the 10 years preceding
such determination; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDeb7c9d594a724084a2bb562006f4ea21"><enum>(III)</enum><text>is a citizen of
a country which received, during the preceding 2 years, funding from the Office
of Foreign Disaster Assistance of the United States Agency for International
Development in response to a declared disaster in such country by the United
States Ambassador, the Chief of the U.S. Mission, or the appropriate Assistant
Secretary of State, that is beyond the ability of such country’s response
capacity and warrants a response by the United States
Government.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDd07569edb427471d96066ec19ad92f5d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall
submit a report to Congress that describes—</text>
<paragraph id="IDcc1dd9ebdf674dcbaed4d77c2e5cdb24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the countries of
citizenship of the participants in the Return of Talent Program established
under section 317A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by
subsection (b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5fe0166e44d84b3b91c93312dd8b052e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the post-conflict
or natural disaster reconstruction efforts that benefitted, or were made
possible, through participation in the program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID373a00352e934ca29459f8ee0ec48b5b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other
information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0abac8f227e54cd9ac158f7e2c2deea5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section and the amendments made
by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc9d56aaf2a6c4734a93d29952b0d02da"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
United States 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></chapter><chapter id="idEEAC20F27E014E77B9F03D513EF44405"><enum>2</enum><header>Uniting American
Families Act</header>
<section id="id51EE393CCEC6449590FCFB943409E8D5"><enum>421.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This chapter may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Uniting American Families
Act of 2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID4eaf7676b37b464e9b6bbe6ed8525955"><enum>422.</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<subsection id="id1F9FDBD9BB7C4C008DC37E1ED5B4C4C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Permanent
partner and permanent partnership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4733995B5A924EA78155B5221D470CAE" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDe0430c66ba4f4a25ac16132ce5b459ab"><enum>(52)</enum><text>The term
<term>permanent partner</term> means an individual 18 years of age or older
who—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID53e8615e9a1246b19b77af98a1859a35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is in a
committed, intimate relationship with another individual 18 years of age or
older in which both parties intend a lifelong commitment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID02f5f52577524089be634bb14dc52e49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is financially
interdependent with that other individual;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa956642c404649008e2c2ecf8d04e1ad"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is not married to
or in a permanent partnership with anyone other than that other
individual;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe6fd7dfe8fe546bfaacc282aa9845a60"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is unable to
contract with that other individual a marriage cognizable under this Act;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7cddeb63d63041819619491cab65b326"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is not a first,
second, or third degree blood relation of that other individual.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdaece82fc8094f0c9550d847da030920"><enum>(53)</enum><text>The term
<term>permanent partnership</term> means the relationship that exists between 2
permanent partners.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID475220d87a0c4c0c87e206399c1061a9"><enum>(54)</enum><text>The term
<term>alien permanent partner</term> means the individual in a permanent
partnership who is being sponsored for a
visa.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0435dd13dd65421090f4a78b18400c86"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Derivative
status for permanent partners of nonimmigrant visa holders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(15) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15))
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6c0b71cb37bf4b72ab5f6ec1e46c84ef"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf27f1668bb92486f9b9bcd927de455d2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F)(ii), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID671336faa6da4737bfe326220e99d168"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G)(i), by inserting <quote>, which shall include his or her permanent
partner</quote> after <quote>members of his or their immediate
family</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID43828a9ff7034c118bae3f6b78559562"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G)(ii), by inserting <quote>, which shall include permanent partners,</quote>
after <quote>the members of their immediate families</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ded7b93848b468fb8c17b2ff65d0fb0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G)(iii), by inserting <quote>, which shall include his permanent
partner,</quote> after <quote>the members of his immediate
family</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe9258f8a45a14a7ab0a8b431c07d94f8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G)(iv), by inserting <quote>, which shall include permanent partners</quote>
after <quote>the members of their immediate families</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5a692ce6193a40d68cf5e83872bca6fd"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G)(v), by inserting <quote>, which shall include permanent partners</quote>
after <quote>the members of the immediate families</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ecef98465594bc284d7cf7076d1ddd8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(H)(iii), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8de88dacefc64aa589fb71ae5ff1d733"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(I), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0af6ba42330f4180b43aa3abb678c257"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(J), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0070ecc484814e6c94ccef00007e1de1"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(K)(ii), by inserting <quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after
<quote>marriage</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDce70129c4b3a48b69ad469b87ba85e74"><enum>(12)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(L), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDac06f6f8ff4f4db1bfa66728ee846b9a"><enum>(13)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(M)(ii), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa00860a29d0440ac91acbc093335074e"><enum>(14)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(O)(iii), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6c7d52209d7a4aec9c70688b0eebc585"><enum>(15)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(P)(iv), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDee211510465d4556991ac0480e879af9"><enum>(16)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(Q)(ii)(II), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID097f914e52634bb68e1f31992cdd4d99"><enum>(17)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(R), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d75253bf6df4537894257ce6c46cc89"><enum>(18)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(S), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID82446718eb024d2db00469a0f84b14c9"><enum>(19)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(T)(ii)(I), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf1d44fd1b2dc43828565faa3c5bb4e6a"><enum>(20)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(T)(ii)(II), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf00c3fe728ed4494be02a666a9ae2e61"><enum>(21)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(U)(ii)(I), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbc67da5776334d9fa50f6943922c2bbd"><enum>(22)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(U)(ii)(II), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcf82fa6a62f544ba95d1fd2c8cf74627"><enum>(23)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(V), by inserting <quote>permanent partner or</quote> after <quote>beneficiary
(including a</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4c9319a8e83c4408bf3d0a22cadec841"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Child</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(b)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6D9731DA6C243618FE0FB1B23F788DD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDadc2508a673949f2ab0676d47f38fa6e"><enum>(H)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id554C8C3E71874CCBAD9FE18DA795AC4C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a biological child of
an alien permanent partner if the child was under the age of 18 at the time the
permanent partnership was formed; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa214646772fa45f593bd370f9b74d7b0" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a child adopted by an alien
permanent partner while under the age of 16 years if the child has been in the
legal custody of, and has resided with, such adoptive parent for at least 2
years and if the child was under the age of 18 at the time the permanent
partnership was
formed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID296f35fe3f4741b4be77d2464f6e0f63"><enum>423.</enum><header>Availability
of immigrant visas for permanent partners</header>
<subsection id="idFDDF35795B2C4CD28334B8697F215E14"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Worldwide level
of immigration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
201(b)(2)(A)(i) (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID21cce647608e45ea9d6d48290f91e339"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>permanent partners,</quote> after <quote>spouses,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID470a06e6f4a541e1a23507f051412fd8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> each place it
appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2aec415909f4e6cacb4fa3ca835bea8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(or, in the case of a permanent partnership, whose permanent partnership
was not terminated)</quote> after <quote>was not legally separated from the
citizen</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2a57a3656ef140f5a415b5594decd968"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>remarries.</quote> and inserting <quote>remarries or enters a permanent
partnership with another person.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID797fc3975bdd475c9116ac2efd8f8258"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Numerical
limitations on individual foreign states</header>
<paragraph id="ID4b3bc6beb7454871a2e6260b636e9cac"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Per country
levels</header><text>Section 202(a)(4) (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(4)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa3c2a817cd154a3e913cbf48c68ccbe5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading,
by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">, permanent
partners,</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">spouses</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID15b8cc7124fb49c79811c0f31a07ce98"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the heading of
subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">, permanent partners,</header-in-text></quote> after
<quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">spouses</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4c0f97ea47e948a28dcec2b53e065a89"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the heading of
subparagraph (C), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">and daughters</header-in-text></quote>
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">without
permanent partners and unmarried daughters without permanent
partners</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1124839b48dd4846a92513325341b3d3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rules for
chargeability</header><text>Section 202(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1152(b)(2)) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc9540cb0117545cab0b90cfd74d64fcf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> each place it
appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3e50291160f540e19d1fc2e7ce46d793"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partners</quote> after <quote>husband and
wife</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID978898b69e0d45c9b00435c63ca463ae"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allocation of
immigrant visas</header>
<paragraph id="ID8ef64f19e0a145d59b251c94f2ac8fba"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Preference
allocation for family members of permanent resident
aliens</header><text>Section 203(a)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(2)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDbbc41ccf2cb1406bbd50c6c4af34aadf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the
heading—</text>
<clause id="IDbde4a8288a4341dea48e58e3bb6ee4ea"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">and</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">spouses</header-in-text></quote> and inserting ,
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">permanent
partners,</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb3ba8c99fd0f49b3921514d4f086b821"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">without
permanent partners</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">sons</header-in-text></quote> and after
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">daughters</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID83931f4b06ad499f82a6dae6b8896e2e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>, permanent partners,</quote> after
<quote>spouses</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID30c03ace842c4562bdb9379a380202bf"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by inserting <quote>without permanent partners</quote> after
<quote>sons</quote> and after <quote>daughters</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID61e02fe0afbe4435bc719a180d5eb93e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preference
allocation for sons and daughters of citizens</header><text>Section 203(a)(3)
(8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(3)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd595cd80f9d64d3f8af436e571356599"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading,
by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">and daughters
and sons with permanent partners</header-in-text></quote> after
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">daughters</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa5b11012a9cc44e589bd7d9cf0299963"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, or daughters or sons with permanent partners,</quote> after
<quote>daughters</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb68df92e30c44216a3de5e7eea9476c5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Employment
creation</header><text>Section 203(b)(5)(A)(ii) (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(A)(ii)) is
amended by inserting <quote>permanent partner,</quote> after
<quote>spouse,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2eebd2ebd26540989993b24feadd7bb5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Treatment of
family members</header><text>Section 203(d) (8 U.S.C. 1153(d)) is amended by
inserting <quote>, permanent partner,</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> each
place it appears.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID75a56ec6989a4ba6a2152396c9c9d53f"><enum>423A.</enum><header>Procedure for
granting immigrant status</header>
<subsection id="IDfee099f0ab264d71a7c20182dc9c5396"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Classification
petitions</header><text>Section 204(a)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDcdd4d27eb60b4a4a940bb4e376ed5063"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(ii), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcdd52e0422e04a29ab35c9fa844af861"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(iii)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5214271cfc434c63a6349de97255a7ea"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> each place it
appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4440e83face144278b957e3181ee63dd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subclause (I),
by inserting <quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after
<quote>marriage</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID29922d6ba2c744bab39ccef6f8e95c11"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(v)(I), by inserting <quote>permanent partner,</quote> after <quote>is the
spouse,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd31c91cc0f6d44e0b0ad662c070ad8fc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(vi)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1133551345ec49d2983782c1ffcc09c6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or termination of the permanent partnership</quote> after
<quote>divorce</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID889da5c8e5ea4b319bd9963fba5859aa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, permanent partner,</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe568bf4f20244a87a4d24bdba9213e1f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7b9b5020f2014031887db3602eb5e0a0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> each place it
appears;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbf7ae12b42e94ef08d3fc3a1777ecfb4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after <quote>marriage</quote> in clause
(ii)(I)(aa) and the first place it appears in clause (ii)(I)(bb); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1b08ed23bc0641b1b0023f218acad760"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in clause
(ii)(II)(aa)(CC)(bbb), by inserting <quote>(or the termination of the permanent
partnership)</quote> after <quote>termination of the marriage</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDef91fc09c9aa4ca09efe7b0a37fe32a4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Immigration
fraud prevention</header><text>Section 204(c) (8 U.S.C. 1154(c)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0eafc4c7189742c2adc75e5a86c186f1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> each place it
appears; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0b356d80f50d49a9bdd10d5e214b8703"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after <quote>marriage</quote> each
place it appears.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDbe3dc2578eb3456a88bb52aba0717b46"><enum>424.</enum><header>Admission of
refugees and asylees</header>
<subsection id="idB681C8681E434904AC92C76682A09B01"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual
admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation
refugees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 207(c) (8
U.S.C. 1157(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID2fb468a2da014644a94979c8c426cffb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID306d4960b5a44b259bcb42285f13b724"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> each place it
appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID06a13784fb8642c9bdadd9b8a006a612"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partner's</quote> after <quote>spouse's</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb8646bfcbae849468e6ec4181af87743"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8bad6bca3d0c4952b0060a2993a26c95"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Asylum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208(b)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(3)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID62bb854b8300463fb2dd15eba1b7495d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading,
by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">or permanent
partner</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">spouse</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDff3ffb020c4743f58e5976e87142f081"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the text, by
inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb4e5efe3c48c446ba0d91d11f7421777"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status of refugees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
209(b)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1159(b)(3)) is amended by inserting <quote>or permanent
partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID301beb302df84161badfb265d89789f7"><enum>425.</enum><header>Inadmissible
and deportable aliens</header>
<subsection id="ID4d902bf32de944468c7aafb82399204b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Classes of
aliens ineligible for visas or admission</header><text>Section 212(a) (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID48a38284644645d2bdcacd20167b0915"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(D)(iv), by inserting <quote>permanent partner,</quote> after
<quote>spouse,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9b0a7c2f70f24cda921e989b95d607e1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(C)(i)(I), by inserting <quote>, permanent partner,</quote> after
<quote>spouse,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc91905e70344490a874697cab0386d2f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)(E)(ii), by inserting <quote>permanent partner,</quote> after
<quote>spouse,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc10cbc4b03bc4ba6b9a455a6c1ba9ef7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(9)(B)(v), by inserting <quote>, permanent partner,</quote> after
<quote>spouse,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe062a1dc725442fa9f61dc0e3006fe7b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waivers</header><text>Section
212(d) (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID677208e6afd048c3acb6cc504e807f48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(11), by inserting <quote>permanent partner,</quote> after
<quote>spouse,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc94569fd93724ef6b71ee41b00dcfa18"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(12), by inserting <quote>, permanent partner,</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5a7fac7602d548cabf2a6ca08946b0cd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waivers of
inadmissibility on health-related grounds</header><text>Section 212(g)(1)(A) (8
U.S.C. 1182(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting <quote>or permanent
partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDf5499008d53148c3907f7877da47682c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Waivers of
inadmissibility on criminal and related grounds</header><text>Section
212(h)(1)(B) (8 U.S.C. 1182(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting <quote>permanent
partner,</quote> after <quote>spouse,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDf781454afd2943e6a61773d5ec22b849"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waiver of
inadmissibility for misrepresentation</header><text>Section 212(i)(1) (8 U.S.C.
1182(i)(1)) is amended by inserting <quote>permanent partner,</quote> after
<quote>spouse,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDfa5e3c801e1749ec9b06e14da6760ab3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Deportable
aliens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 237(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID707d6bf50c2c456cbf8cacdd0b483ef8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(D)(i), by inserting <quote>or permanent partners</quote> after
<quote>spouses</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5bec13a367ee475083ccee5a1c09db14"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraphs
(1)(E)(ii), (1)(E)(iii), and (1)(H)(i)(I), by inserting <quote>or permanent
partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5ca918f426164d4bbbd0a35da34069b7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end of paragraph (1) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF0E480598AA475CA9BE03D1380A1302" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID5cd38dba753e4f5ea5c0ad365ce235d3"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Permanent
partnership fraud</header><text>An alien shall be considered to be deportable
as having procured a visa or other documentation by fraud (within the meaning
of section 212(a)(6)(C)(i)) and to be in the United States in violation of this
Act (within the meaning of subparagraph (B)) if—</text>
<clause id="ID9aa18cbbe6694958bad7f6b094b8ef85"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the alien obtains
any admission to the United States with an immigrant visa or other
documentation procured on the basis of a permanent partnership entered into
less than 2 years prior to such admission and which, within 2 years subsequent
to such admission, is terminated because the criteria for permanent partnership
are no longer fulfilled, unless the alien establishes to the satisfaction of
the Secretary of Homeland Security that such permanent partnership was not
contracted for the purpose of evading any provisions of the immigration laws;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0300538b55cd4ed692b67f612d131ce8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>it appears to
the satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security that the alien has
failed or refused to fulfill the alien<quote>s permanent partnership which in
the opinion of the Secretary of Homeland Security was made for the purpose of
procuring the alien</quote>s admission as an
immigrant.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5bd9f1b2104e4fde86ad5156c20fc3ac"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraphs
(2)(E)(i) and (3)(C)(ii), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote>
after <quote>spouse</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDd136ec2b9f60475596964df8cbb55060"><enum>426.</enum><header>Nonimmigrant
and conditional permanent resident status</header>
<subsection id="id95631BFC637944D38592126D5A9A362A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Nonimmigrant
status for permanent partners awaiting the availability of an immigrant
visa</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(r) (8 U.S.C.
1184(r)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1b3ef3c21724413da4ec5d4754a4cc33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID130d2c1796e54ac1a4f1adb75cc9f7d4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after <quote>marriage</quote> each
place it appears.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID98cce30f619b4852a075f6615312b8e1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditional
permanent resident status for certain alien spouses, permanent partners, and
sons and daughters</header>
<paragraph id="IDf1110ea92c0749b1a8668d412aee290f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section
heading</header>
<subparagraph id="ID1eafa713790a495893878ee96233c2a3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The heading for section 216 (8 U.S.C. 1186a) is amended
by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and permanent
partners</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Spouses</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c3f108128cc43918ea37a64d640dc00"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents is amended by amending the item
relating to section 216 to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="id6fb6d5ea-971e-449e-9f85-92b98efbc7b1" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="IDc6c2ec3c49a245d9b309a8954e0e1f10" level="section">Sec. 216. Conditional permanent resident status for certain
alien spouses and permanent partners and sons and
daughters.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6f306f448fa14313a1bfb891b9b06f08"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 216(a) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(a)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8854c68eef854252bf8eeedc69676e8f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID97b827bb277646b9985a32cab4735fee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID106dcd25849c49f0a79c4498c540df23"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(B), by inserting <quote>permanent partner,</quote> after
<quote>spouse,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID97d72a8778594cd8931d7df0f79e8687"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(C), by inserting <quote>permanent partner,</quote> after
<quote>spouse,</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd0ea8cf170ad4f0f882ee6b3bd3d6280"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination of
status if finding that qualifying marriage improper</header><text>Section
216(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(b)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4d92daea1d5c444ca5538ac281523c04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading,
by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">or Permanent
Partnership</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Marriage</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6843f8e27c22460bb7060b89b07a3674"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A), by inserting <quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after
<quote>marriage</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdcf3c77b44c44f1185eddeba7ba9649e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A)(ii)—</text>
<clause id="IDc7a124b4f7dc403687cf4db94b908b80"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or has ceased to satisfy the criteria for being considered a
permanent partnership under this Act,</quote> after <quote>terminated,</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc2dd890c93524f179a94f5a4366d89a8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7b829888a2204d6a9cd26a79f86eb593"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements of
timely petition and interview for removal of condition</header><text>Section
216(c) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc36490ba575140e8bf6ceb12e878ec73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraphs
(1), (2)(A)(ii), (3)(A)(ii), (3)(C), (4)(B), and (4)(C), by inserting <quote>or
permanent partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> each place it appears;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf8e58d4eba474e6cab085d726792215c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(A), in the matter following clause (ii), and in paragraph (3)(D), (4)(B),
and (4)(C), by inserting <quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after
<quote>marriage</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0e8619d6ed7d41d1b4fc4551a3931b86"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Contents of
petition</header><text>Section 216(d)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(d)(1)) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDec8655affffa419abc7a57f8ca8ea8c9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading of
subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">or permanent partnership</header-in-text></quote> after
<quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">marriage</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID722715d0f87641ddb971395f0bbf12ef"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(i), by inserting <quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after
<quote>marriage</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6063a63d5844d00a2e98622ffcf33e4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(i)(I), by inserting before the comma at the end <quote>, or is a permanent
partnership recognized under this Act</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd7100a302cd4456584c2d636425ef9d0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(i)(II)—</text>
<clause id="ID5f8a27facda84dc987c73c022b1915cc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or has not ceased to satisfy the criteria for being considered
a permanent partnership under this Act,</quote> after
<quote>terminated,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID16c1dd9253e84515bfaf3704c3eb4f32"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d10449a3b6649398ce597dfa0c76d5b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(ii), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59861bb3e5f443d4afa2d437abecfefb"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(i)—</text>
<clause id="ID1cb195ee315a48aaaa8eaa1fdfbc276d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after
<quote>marriage</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID18678f2bb5704ef9add9e58454c3cbed"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd62d3620fe9e451f9b5e8bb100b8054d"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section
216(g) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(g)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc64cffba77dd41d9b17ce9c4e2f0fbdd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="ID8cf45aef0cc24eac93eb6f20fc6cd858"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> each
place it appears; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4e0cacee2ed7480e8dca2578c7eff0e6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after <quote>marriage</quote>
each place it appears;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8809e63066a1438685db9df0ab8059fb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after
<quote>marriage</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa520948ac2564a3387cf1e6791b80e66"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by inserting <quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after
<quote>marriage</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDec28fbed33bf49be9e8b252ff8588550"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<clause id="IDae05861f32724234a1b6ef252cfee1c4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> each
place it appears; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcd39e38a51454c84bc55b3c739dab0c1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after
<quote>marriage</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2e23fb0d5aad451ea852333a6e38c87e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conditional
permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs, spouses, permanent
partners, and children</header>
<paragraph id="IDb18ba77ad57d496f87b2242378c9e2fe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section
heading</header>
<subparagraph id="ID12ab3b15e3d946ea8da2871ffff9dc20"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The heading for section 216A (8 U.S.C. 1186b) is amended
by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Or permanent
partners</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Spouses</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID73ecdcf6820d490c901ec3d03b45a254"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of contents is amended by amending the item
relating to section 216A to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="id0ec9cc40-fd3e-485b-9f9d-a6c226d35489" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="IDc6c2ec3c49a245d9b309a8954e0e1f10" level="section">Sec. 216A. Conditional permanent resident status for certain
alien entrepreneurs, spouses or permanent partners, and
children.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcef7d284df184178b9c762db16adc4d1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 216A(a) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(a)) is amended, in
paragraphs (1), (2)(A), (2)(B), and (2)(C), by inserting <quote>or permanent
partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID73350bb445334c1396cd9ded41da7204"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination of
status if finding that qualifying entrepreneurship
improper</header><text>Section 216A(b)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(b)(1)) is amended by
inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> in
the matter following subparagraph (C).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID23cb4fe7316c49fcb1f7f667c0d4c1ff"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements of
timely petition and interview for removal of condition</header><text>Section
216A(c) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(c)) is amended, in paragraphs (1), (2)(A)(ii), and
(3)(C), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID93925b3aa8684160bfae6e49d8e10cdd"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section
216A(f)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(f)(2)) is amended by inserting <quote>or permanent
partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID28db7fa00def45b795378b1f5269f573"><enum>427.</enum><header>Removal,
cancellation of removal, and adjustment of status</header>
<subsection id="idD1D2B224B6EC4D03B5BD4A64EA1E620B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Removal
proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 240 (8
U.S.C. 1229a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5a2d217d650e40068483b84296859128"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading of
subsection (c)(7)(C)(iv), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">permanent partners,</header-in-text></quote> after
<quote><header-in-text level="clause" style="OLC">spouses,</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa33604edd3c24a5b8804d03e92cc5923"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(1), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb69e8157cc314690b4ad71e5d8881467"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cancellation of
removal; adjustment of status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 240A(b) (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa0d965fe0b124567ad8680a99c129914"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(D), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa84f0ee134284bbf9bd5a38ebad6e613"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the heading
for paragraph (2), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">, permanent partner,</header-in-text></quote> after
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Spouse</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID26ef8ca6a4434234b840676a701c1a3d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by inserting <quote>, permanent partner,</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb68dd99e6e834426afdd06e92fd2d9b4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent
residence</header>
<paragraph id="ID9b7556c887714f778ca6f01fbe9c81be"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition on
adjustment of status</header><text>Section 245(d) (8 U.S.C. 1255(d)) is amended
by inserting <quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after
<quote>marriage</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID574ba15664674e8f8c28199f2a591451"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Avoiding
immigration fraud</header><text>Section 245(e) (8 U.S.C. 1255(e)) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDdba6e1fdbdb342c1864a106e6489ef57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after
<quote>marriage</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc1cefb3723ff49d5a9b14ec446a7aa2c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F425B4021F349F6BA1D56D526057BFA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID8310d485858148259470d0b13a29847b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) and
section 204(g) shall not apply with respect to a permanent partnership if the
alien establishes by clear and convincing evidence to the satisfaction of the
Secretary of Homeland Security that the permanent partnership was entered into
in good faith and in accordance with section 101(a)(52) and the permanent
partnership was not entered into for the purpose of procuring the alien's
admission as an immigrant and no fee or other consideration was given (other
than a fee or other consideration to an attorney for assistance in preparation
of a lawful petition) for the filing of a petition under section 204(a) or
214(d) with respect to the alien permanent partner. In accordance with
regulations, there shall be only one level of administrative appellate review
for each alien under the previous
sentence.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdac6f67b08504b7a995c48e922781159"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status for certain aliens paying fee</header><text>Section 245(i)(1) (8 U.S.C.
1255(i)(1)) is amended by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID46274be36b6a4221bd8dacb6d2452438"><enum>428.</enum><header>Application of
criminal penalties for misrepresentation and concealment of facts regarding
permanent partnerships</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
275(c) (8 U.S.C. 1325(c)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED9DB85D4F00477B97BDA85C10362DE5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID2183c245c8994e598880a3724deda437"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Any individual
who knowingly enters into a marriage or permanent partnership for the purpose
of evading any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned for not
more than 5 years, or fined not more than $250,000, or
both.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID6b75555c99dc42f39ee8ca8d960e990b"><enum>429.</enum><header>Naturalization
requirements</header>
<subsection id="id8ED0689136DB49B086EAF223CB6BBF6D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements as
to residence, good moral character, attachment to the principles of the
constitution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 316(b)
(8 U.S.C. 1427(b)) is amended by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote>
after <quote>spouse</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID19e5c533b34d42f293f74ca0202ad694"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Naturalization
for permanent partners of citizens</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 319 (8 U.S.C. 1430) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID02f6d68f0a934c79a932d391bbeab73b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc924d472f1904d34abfd343c881234f8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by inserting <quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after <quote>marital
union</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID98807d06f7db49f898c02886174631dd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDae61e9882bfb41b89180a9826758d1f7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(3), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID71776b8bdf8b46beb0ca3b2992764bf4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc46ecc421c3749e1abb9f07d76455596"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> each place it
appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6af9d88a2a3d4d35ae09d9e74d67264f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after <quote>marital
union</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfdc859e75a364c72ba7eaf9b790ed64c"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2cb4a096a0584144b365a8c32be05184"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partner</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID670ab1cbe6d5488e9d05837fc29b641d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or permanent partnership</quote> after <quote>marital union</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4444de0288a84fa3a82875daab2afb29"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(2), by inserting <quote>or permanent partner</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID89cc536403ff49e586d47ee26cb44232"><enum>430.</enum><header>Application of
family unity provisions to other laws</header>
<subsection id="id5A08F9AE2CD9405B991E62C4765A0CDB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application of
family unity provisions to permanent partners of certain LIFE Act
beneficiaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1504 of
the LIFE Act (division B of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001, as
enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID85b143225d53457da61c08bef4b48e56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading,
by inserting <quote>, permanent partners,</quote> after
<quote>spouses</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID55fe144ddc7c45b297600ef2abee4af8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by inserting <quote>, permanent partner,</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID850950f0be72492d827870b6d1a046c7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in each of
subsections (b) and (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID68a7d6aebdaf4ea788036d6572a1cce7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection
headings, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">,
Permanent Partners,</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Spouses</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4cf035ef38a44249873ec31608857941"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, permanent partner,</quote> after <quote>spouse</quote> each place it
appears.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDaf735343eb6a4306834db57495fc4443"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application to
Cuban Adjustment Act</header>
<paragraph id="IDbde9fca1c96f487e9a96e8223a82aa6f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The first section of Public Law 89–732 (November 2, 1966;
8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID54a1f884a4e24c7fb81d39090a2df996"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the next to
last sentence, by inserting <quote>, permanent partner,</quote> after
<quote>spouse</quote> the first 2 places it appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6da76e30a92477faa5913f635b251bc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the last
sentence, by inserting <quote>, permanent partners,</quote> after
<quote>spouses</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDac0f7589b48345a8b282edab22c11921"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4d60670b668944388feca02fc1450836"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Immigration and
nationality act</header><text>Section 101(a)(51)(D) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51)(D))
is amended by striking <quote>or spouse</quote> and inserting <quote>, spouse,
or permanent partner</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3912c86551244f47a1d71e82a25c8731"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Violence
against women act</header><text>Section 1506(c)(2)(A)(i)(IV) of the Violence
Against Women Act of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 1229a note; division B of Public Law
106–386) is amended by striking <quote>or spouse</quote> and inserting <quote>,
spouse, or permanent partner</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="id64C00F8465EA418C9A8196D3A44A32F3"><enum>3</enum><header>Reforms to
specific employment-Based visa categories</header>
<subchapter id="id756B1D1274FB4A078336A63F2E92B60D"><enum>A</enum><header>Reforms to the
EB–5 Program</header>
<section id="IDbe2e42bbc8e24edbac98548c997b2e0e"><enum>431.</enum><header>EB–5 Regional
Center Program fees</header>
<subsection id="IDd53065a13e7b4de88d7847ad2d1cd101"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 610 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C.
1153 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1f7c7a41eb2b4d3ab97c91aa39e6f1da"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>pilot</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID71ef4017b3db41069979c22e96ad7e49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by striking <quote>for 15 years</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID03fa0174f85c428d84545577a33d669b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE26B7F0AA0E04F43BCF2EABF69648C9E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID72f1885e4a0747d0950db5703442d47a"><enum>(e)</enum><text>In addition to
any other fees authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
impose a fee of $2,500 to apply for designation as a regional center under this
section. Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the
Treasury in accordance with section 286(x) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID20f9da5cdb174c6fbbaff52681ff0e9b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment
of account; use of fees</header><text>Section 286 (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94E4911E5E534424887B6B8CB59499D1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDe22b7a74c2e249edb9e8b80570372a41"><enum>(x)</enum><header>Immigrant
entrepreneur regional center account</header>
<paragraph id="IDb3462bd929024cc3b281eb08c0829611"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the general fund of the Treasury
a separate account, which shall be known as the <quote>Immigrant Entrepreneur
Regional Center Account</quote>. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
there shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into the account all fees
collected under section 610(b) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C.
1153 note) and any fees collected in connection with forms I–526 or
I–829.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe7bcfb50843840c1b61c41246d923790"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
fees</header><text>Fees collected under this section may only be used by the
Secretary of Homeland Security to administer and operate the employment
creation program described in section
203(b)(5).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9e21c9b1916b4bdaa83d45ac0acbcacb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Premium
processing fee for EB–5 immigrant investors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 286(u) (8 U.S.C. 1356(u)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>In the case of a petition
filed under section 204(a)(1)(H) for classification under section 203(b)(5), if
the petitioner desires a guarantee of a decision on the petition in 60 days or
less, the premium fee under this subsection shall be set at $2,500 and shall be
deposited as offsetting receipts in the Immigrant Entrepreneur Regional Center
Account established under subsection (x).</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDf69cfbdb114f467aa66f9158a9fab2e1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Homeland Security shall prescribe regulations to implement the amendments
made by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb976aba01e14477c9d9c7c4ac51d223b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsections (a)(3) and (b) shall take
effect on the effective date of the regulations prescribed pursuant to
subsection (c). The remaining amendments made by this section shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5549731525CF4F838A33C8EA16943B25"><enum>432.</enum><header>Adjustment of
status</header>
<subsection id="ID9514a4b75a8444d493823a8ed7afd728"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility for
adjustment of status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
245(k) (8 U.S.C. 1255(k)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>(1), (2), or (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>(1), (2), (3), or
(5)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb3d8f50dd82a489da23e9c48aec4d611"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Concurrent
filing of EB–5 petitions and applications for adjustment of
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="idD14A401B6DCF48CEAD060DA32322C0A9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID89c697efc6694ee9a436ab1b04e2e49e"><enum>(n)</enum><text>If, at the time a
petition is filed for classification through a regional center under section
203(b)(5), approval of the petition would make a visa immediately available to
the alien beneficiary, the alien beneficiary's adjustment application under
this section shall be considered to be properly filed whether the application
is submitted concurrently with, or subsequent to, the visa
petition.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID4d368c418dcb43debc5c9d88cc52aa6b"><enum>433.</enum><header>Set-aside
programs</header>
<subsection id="idEFE7F534EA95472FBD9C4A1D154ADAD5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Improved
set-aside for targeted employment areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203(b)(5)(B) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(B)) is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="ID34462f793f514c66984dbe670cab9260"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Targeted
employment area defined</header><text>Clause (ii) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEE50C4997494217B9957CD6E309D932" style="OLC">
<clause id="IDf5d9f08914424ff1860cf8fd8b031ae0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Targeted
employment area defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term
<term>targeted employment area</term> means, at the time a petition for
classification under this paragraph is filed, any of the following:</text>
</clause><clause id="ID10aeaa2c077a4a20a60da35b9a505e5e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A rural
area.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb37dc6eec45644c9b66faf6ba8f1cd47"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>An area that has
experienced high unemployment (of at least 150 percent of the national average
rate).</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2cdbd799ec834455b0d9170859703b05"><enum>(v)</enum><text>A
county that has had a 20 percent or more decrease in population since
1970.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID807a0e72c18446a3882c30dc8a13d22b"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>An area that is
within the boundaries established for purposes of a State or Federal economic
development incentive program, including areas defined as Enterprise Zones,
Renewal Communities and Empowerment Zones.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb556506da63d45189a49f06c4ba87152"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>An area
designated by a State agency to which the Governor has delegated the authority
to designate targeted employment areas within the
State.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID12fdd8a15ef44834933e0a9740f4083c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rural area
defined</header><text>Clause (iii) is amended by striking <quote>other than an
area within a metropolitan statistical area or</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID45c271ddf7524e71ba2cfde856f76be1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of prior
determination</header><text>Such section is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9FD6C04F992E4216942A32C6DEF840CA" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID1b60b33452574879a5d083bacb443f64"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Effect of
prior determination</header><text>In a case in which a geographic area is
determined under clause (ii) to be a targeted employment area, such
determination shall remain in effect during the 2-year period beginning on the
date of the determination for purposes of any alien seeking a visa reserved
under this
subparagraph.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID34a383c5c33c4caba6253ffa98f29ecd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Set-aside of
visas for regional center program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 610(b) of the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is amended by striking
<quote>3,000</quote> and inserting <quote>10,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID91de84775a5347619b877d758d07b722"><enum>434.</enum><header>Expansion of
EB–5 Program</header>
<subsection id="id5454539120084A0086B30BEC1744AABF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>EB–5
extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) of
section 216A(d)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1186b(d)(2)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>A date
specified by the applicant (but not later than the fourth anniversary) shall be
substituted for the second anniversary in applying the preceding sentence if
the applicant demonstrates that the applicant has attempted to follow his
business model in good faith, provides an explanation for the delay in filing
the petition that is based on circumstances outside of the applicant's control,
and demonstrates that such circumstances will be able to be resolved within the
specified period.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5572fe35fe0f4b7c843d36db5574cb11"><enum>(b)</enum><header>EB–5 program
study</header>
<paragraph id="IDdbdd53bf7d9944eb9ff038377ef1be57"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in appropriate consultation with the
Secretary of Commerce and other interested parties, shall conduct a study
concerning—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID55d6435f160849c3bd2075b903050eb3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>current job
creation counting methodology and initial projections under section 203(b)(5)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbaf48431f1a2474e929b88ccf625254d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how best to
promote the employment creation program described in such section overseas to
potential immigrant investors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID08b5a563610f426da1a4c5d3bf477fa2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit a report to the Congress containing the results of the study
conducted under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf1f65a0506144b499e475971a22c96e3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>EB–5 full-time
equivalents</header>
<paragraph id="ID4a39905ac8e24ba2afa537de75f23d54"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 203(b)(5)(A)(ii) (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(A)(ii)) is
amended by inserting <quote>(or full-time equivalent)</quote> after
<quote>full-time</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf0257532a3bc4e7798a33be5c6749dfc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section
203(b)(5)(D) (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(D)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54993F08B3D6450D9B56A184875817E4" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID1976a607c03d4835ad0c7c1d9766c615"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Employment-related
definitions</header>
<clause id="ID288f1fb1addf490db1791f395c5e73d2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Full-time
employment defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>full-time
employment</term> means employment in a position that requires at least 35
hours of service per week at any time, regardless of who fills the
position.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe89ef9062778463b8f8864975c3340cd"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Full-time
equivalent employment defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term
<quote>full-time equivalent employment</quote> means employment representing
the number of full-time employees that could have been employed if the reported
number of hours worked by part-time employees had been worked by full-time
employees. This shall be calculated by dividing the part-time hours paid by the
standard number of hours for full-time
employees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subchapter><subchapter id="id84291542E82241A2AAE06C5C1BFFFBB6"><enum>B</enum><header>Adjustments to
other select visa programs</header>
<section id="IDcf25afc68f1547f69242a3ef2ba9c4b5"><enum>435.</enum><header>Elimination of
sunset provisions</header>
<subsection id="id3DB9F97E11074E65BD8DA6B42219D1C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Special
immigrant nonminister religious worker program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) (8 U.S.C. 1101
(a)(27)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2012</quote> each
place such term appears.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID892b4934db5f472f868ff6a36d04f081"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conrad State 30
program</header><text display-inline="yes-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 September 30,
2012.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDf3793f607051442dace55aed1fc73698"><enum>436.</enum><header>Permanent
authorization of the nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas
program</header>
<subsection id="ID43dff1c55bb44fec845a595aee3fd525"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 2(e)(2) of the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged
Areas Act of 1999 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7535B523E64144F7A1867C6CCE2ECD82" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID35ccb64b07fc4cf6b3512056dea8fb49"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application of
nonimmigrant changes</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall
apply to classification petitions filed for nonimmigrant status only—</text>
<paragraph id="IDcf86ed64d9164a8a94c7dd82270ce42f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>during the
period—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4fd85ee6e0db47f6919d357dbd7f5bf6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>beginning on the
date that interim or final regulations are first promulgated under subsection
(d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdb38befcbb034a698f87093c0f0a568f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ending on the
date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Nursing Relief for
Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8c4c4d673671484293aaeeef3069dd80"><enum>(2)</enum><text>beginning on the
date of enactment of the <short-title>CIR Act of
2010</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDdaa47a7c7e3041a381150f94f2972c32"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inapplicability
of certain regulatory requirements</header><text>The requirements of chapter 5
of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the
<term>Administrative Procedure Act</term>) or any other law relating to
rulemaking, information collection or publication in the Federal Register,
shall not apply to any action to implement the amendments made by section 2 to
the extent the Secretary Homeland of Security, the Secretary of Labor, or the
Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that compliance with any such
requirement would impede the expeditious implementation of such
amendments.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID2c9b3fe0198a4357ab155953ad15ddb2"><enum>437.</enum><header>Incentives for
physicians to practice in medically underserved communities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDff7fe1ae59b6469495c62c18c2b1bc82"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(g), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B7A836EA15C411CAF0F4655620D0893" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID68aaab0a51e641bf8f8e99cae0234722"><enum>(12)</enum><text>An alien
physician described in section 212(j)(2)(B) who entered the United States as a
nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) to pursue graduate
medical education or training shall not be subject to the limitations described
in paragraphs (1) and (4), provided that the period of authorized admission of
such alien as an H–1B nonimmigrant may not extend beyond the 6-year period
beginning on the date on which the alien receives the exemption described in
subparagraph (A), if—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6307b3675ff8491b9746baae9eabc00e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an interested
State agency submits a request for an exemption under section 214(l)(1)(B), but
not 1 of the 10 waivers or exemptions described in subsection (l)(1)(D)(ii);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d929dad19664ed1854dd939f9cf43ba"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of
State recommends that the alien be exempted from such
limitations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3c747b4627e44a95a7bf8cd6d220919a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(l)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID94a0bc0a27c5413587c9c0cd55781d20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="IDdd612ee748f34c8c98a40562d5a659b1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>the Attorney General shall not grant such waiver unless</quote>
and inserting <quote>or for an exemption from the limitations described in
paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection (g) on behalf of an alien described in
subsection (g)(12), the Secretary shall not grant such waiver or exemption
unless</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5c9d4a46efe9458781427440b2afe052"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subsection (A), by inserting <quote>or exemption</quote> before the semicolon
at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8bbe9bd3e2974df89bb2e2639e1c722a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subsection
(B), by striking <quote>would not cause the number of waivers allotted for that
State for that fiscal year to exceed 30</quote> and inserting <quote>or
exemption would not cause the total number of waivers plus the total number of
exemptions allotted for that State for that fiscal year to exceed 30, unless
such allotment is increased pursuant to paragraph (4)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID75504b8995164480a2f0c02d3bd6a33d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subsection (C)(ii), by inserting <quote>or exemption</quote> after
<quote>waiver</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6164d59bc7be4ada904c2598bdadcc97"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
subsection (D)—</text>
<subclause id="ID09aa4c4c8de8474db790aad01eb715ce"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking <quote>would not cause the number of the waivers</quote> and
inserting <quote>or exemption would not cause the total number of waivers and
exemptions</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID9d7d890a24dc470ab6eb7edf2f4c49a1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by inserting <quote>or exemption</quote> after <quote>waiver</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd88d4d34e38549a69e6f51c6b13b357d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by striking <quote>status of an alien and inserting status of an alien
described in 212(e)(iii)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6d486e7df684467beacdb15cc9cfcd4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id768846F878E641A486118342C2046C09" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDfcbd42b63ba0470bb4caa4655c9ec6a7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>If at least 90
percent of the total number of waivers and exemptions allotted under paragraph
(1)(B) to States that were granted not fewer than 5 such waivers or exemptions,
in the aggregate, during any 1 of the 3 previous fiscal years are granted, on a
nationwide basis, in the current fiscal year, the allotment of such waivers and
exemptions in the current fiscal year shall be increased from 30 to 35 for each
State. Such allotments shall be further increased in increments of 5 each time
such 90 percent threshold of the adjusted allotment level is reached, on a
nationwide basis. The allotment for each State shall reset to 30 at the
beginning of each fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID289ee9874d6c40b5bb2d6948405ea73a"><enum>438.</enum><header>Student visa
reform</header>
<subsection id="ID7dd79eb04f8841d7b2432177a75410a2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="ID637ebfe3e3f644d5bd362386721669c8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nonimmigrant
classification</header><text>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="id64C1D7CC761048A4A712A37021680265" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID60c49830e18c4b70bfcdebdebeb315b9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an alien—</text>
<clause id="ID697d18af0691480b8e3c0f623cb567ba"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who—</text>
<subclause id="IDb9cd29736ebe40ac9f333abe01b4fc61"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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 Higher Education Act of 1965 (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 id="IDdeea6b855cc94c1a9710333f98dab82e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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 id="ID07c4d62c2a3749a8a0cb3d0c104f4c48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>who—</text>
<subclause id="IDef986d3c35ae446b90ce19624c3fef23"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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 id="ID94e2931a3cf041478bc6e8fe3a02638e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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 id="ID9f8b57be47614e42ab84ca1682e999d7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb8943be8df0e4e35ae038848db7b3ca4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>who—</text>
<subclause id="ID6df232c0d5d1414b8c7d27d337e12437"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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 id="ID2ba859f728f144ddbbb189a0db5ef10a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is engaged in
temporary employment for optional practical training related to such 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; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID32f6792269874b10af2a63c0ddec81b8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>who—</text>
<subclause id="ID947a3250306c48b8998c18d3d4fc3a3c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>maintains actual
residence and place of abode in the alien’s country of nationality; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDc882f23c70e6409b9b4784dce23dcd23"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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 of up to 30
days.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID34c0cc6d1190413d8635221cea86e7fc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Admission</header><text>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 id="ID7b64fe1a58764c7080ddced3cbbf9400"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>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), (iv), or (v)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6335ff9bdb3d43f589e2f21fe7283e7c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Off-campus work
authorization for foreign students</header>
<paragraph id="IDa96aa712ebb745f193cf634fab3b694f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID34d7b0668a344ec18265fe6c9605c85e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the alien has
enrolled full-time at the educational institution and is maintaining good
academic standing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID07c0f8b27ae34b17a9929db0ee46b588"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the employer
provides the educational institution and the Secretary of Labor with an
attestation that the employer—</text>
<clause id="ID613e19a7075943b1a962484c9d1f59e3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has
spent at least 21 days recruiting United States citizens to fill the position;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb202015e5d924f039643ad35cdbb289d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>will pay the
alien and other similarly situated workers at a rate not less than the greater
of—</text>
<subclause id="IDa6fe785815944c7b857cc344c1045566"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the actual wage
level for the occupation at the place of employment; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID987dac8cf09e4fd0a0b615ceb619b7de"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the prevailing
wage level for the occupation in the area of employment; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaa99124fc0fd4c7787588871834727ed"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the alien will
not be employed more than—</text>
<clause id="IDf6f2284840a544ad819d22d34b051cdb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>20
hours per week during the academic term; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa2cd026be5bf4427a39f46490940500c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>40
hours per week during vacation periods and between academic terms.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa9b8b4982a3d472ba069c5d7a94ee9f5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disqualification</header><text>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 id="ID10afc39a0eac4d36994c840eda76f447"><enum>439.</enum><header>Temporary
visas for individuals from Ireland</header>
<subsection id="idD3ACCA1DD3E04A85868A28170DCC6193"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended by inserting <quote>or solely to perform services as
an employee who meets the requirements of section 203(d)(2) if the alien is a
national of the republic of Ireland</quote> after
<quote>Australia</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDe443165b4a2443f8b981931f44677862"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Temporary
admission of inadmissible aliens</header><text>Clause (i) of section
212(a)(d)(3)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting before the
semicolon the following: <quote>provided that such recommendation and approval
shall not be required for the issuance of a visa pursuant to section
101(a)(15)(E) for ineligibility under paragraphs (6), (7) or (9) of section
212(a) that is based on conduct occurring prior to the date of enactment of
this Act</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID29af95cdbf684aafacaabcfd91a892dd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Numerical
limitations</header><text>Section 214(g)(11)(B)(8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(11)(B)) is
amended by inserting <quote>for each of the nationalities included in section
101(a)(15)(E)(iii)</quote> before the period.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID6fa2d187295b498facbef3ecfc1abe1a"><enum>440.</enum><header>S
visas</header>
<subsection id="ID2183f8446a454edfb1613d47fe2774cf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Expansion of
<enum-in-header>S</enum-in-header> visa classification</header><text>Section
101(a)(15)(S) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(S)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID2bed4fe6056a43878d74d3da3fd878df"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause
(i)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID688e9d776f944ef38a243fa116b0e4bf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Attorney General</quote> each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>Secretary of Homeland Security</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID46cd702beae047dc94eb7c3a573bd61d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 id="ID6024f1a476fc40dca6b2bf21f08848be"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subclause
(III), by inserting <quote>if 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 id="ID0d7a26fb3bf646dfa2940dbe52273aa4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID00802b51ec414573a69b74a0232e956e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause
(ii)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID033b2fb648ba4fb1a0024b9b199ecc75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Attorney General</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Homeland
Security</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDba1ec1dfebfc4b2f90adc2de55e87369"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1956,</quote> and all that follows through <quote>the alien;</quote> and
inserting the following: “1956; or</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF37CADFE167C473BBFD91542167D1C04" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID65def2dbe38442cfaa71f65b159d2de2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>who the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Director of Central Intelligence, jointly determine—</text>
<subclause id="IDf3c39a06124045598ad0a7570be75713"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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 id="ID210ac79b41cc44fab78d09e270b50b6e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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;
and</text>
</subclause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">if the
Secretary of Homeland Security (or with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security jointly) considers it
to be appropriate, the spouse, children, 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;</continuation-text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8ca4534f444c4021b33e35945f367587"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Numerical
limitation</header><text>Section 214(k)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1184(k)(1)) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC1B1B57120E4B569A3DF26F036B298D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDfa839befadae477cb07173ef558c9d42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDd59079a99fbf49b68506a6a4a7ff06cc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="IDc3f33f4d4a73449fad983eeae3dae82c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Content</header><text>Section
214(k)(4) (8 U.S.C. 1184(k)(4)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb44196ef1aa14af3bc2d21fd879e1f3e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="IDfcf9fbc61c29454b8b433b4a859e23ef"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Attorney General</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of
Homeland Security</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb68a71573bc14929b151c4a2e0141a59"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>concerning</quote> and inserting <quote>that
includes</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaea6bd3a50f0420da9079a7d9366eea0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID28f57b174bbe442697aefb73aa0b8bdc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb248f4aae3134479b2569dd25df83b9d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C3EBD4C64D742648B771A28932EE7DA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID47f8287d401d4d0088597dd150476969"><enum>(F)</enum><text>if the total
number of such nonimmigrants admitted is fewer than 25 percent of the total
number provided for under paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="ID2d34e3bda7f34853879708de39d8b953"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the reasons for
the reduced number of such nonimmigrants;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9038b2f20b574147b0fecf53a292c309"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the efforts made
by the Secretary of Homeland Security to admit such nonimmigrants; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDfffd8f6745bf45aeab67f5147e23a6d6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any extenuating
circumstances that contributed to the reduced number of such
nonimmigrants.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5ec5d94b0c544ef4b2156c78b0eda6b3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form of
report</header><text>Section 214(k) (8 U.S.C. 1184(k)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0429B0B95D048DF90B7758DB7CAF62D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID23383b6ab982421e93462a278fc3bbce"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID98b7ddfae34f4ce6a7af80356dbc66a6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the information
contained in a report described in paragraph (4) may be classified; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfb3c7f2190fa43e6a0fd1e75eaacccf5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subchapter></chapter><chapter id="idCEBD90B8FC344BC28772A1A3815EAB24"><enum>4</enum><header>Protection of
H–2B nonimmigrants and workers recruited abroad</header>
<section id="id51F47FC5AC324771BD73E3B3FFDC91E4"><enum>441.</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<subsection id="IDe007543296a54f6bb6171371a1c75e5c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by this title, the terms
used in this title shall have the same meanings, respectively, as are given
those terms in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID382650015a19426bac1e2d52e591dc38"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other
definitions</header><text>As used in this chapter:</text>
<paragraph id="ID6361e9aff4ca43e7bd9d08b42a5f1c70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Area of
employment</header><text>The term <term>area of employment</term> means the
area within normal commuting distance of the worksite or physical location
where the work of the H–2B nonimmigrant is or will be performed. If such
worksite or location is within a Metropolitan Statistical Area, any place
within such area shall be deemed to be within the area of employment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc9dccdb283984f398ad1e7f2c34986e4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Building and
grounds cleaning and maintenance occupation</header><text>The term
<term>Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance occupation</term> means any
occupation listed as a Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance occupation
in the Department of Labor’s Standard Occupational Classification (as published
by such Department).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID17ceb411d6794a3abf67ada3983e68f4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Construction
occupation</header><text>The term <term>construction occupation</term> means
any occupation listed as a construction or extraction occupation in the
Department of Labor’s Standard Occupational Classification (as published by
such Department), except that it does not include any occupation listed in such
classification as an extraction worker occupation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7fe63df09ec145429c3907d917715114"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Displace</header><text>In
the case of an application with respect to one or more H–2B non immigrants by
an employer, the employer is considered to <quote>displace</quote> a United
States worker from a job if the employer lays off the worker from a job that is
essentially the equivalent of the job for which the nonimmigrant or non
immigrants is or are sought. A job shall not be considered to be essentially
equivalent of an other job unless it involves essentially the same
responsibilities, was held by a United States worker with substantially
equivalent qualifications and experience, and is located in the same area of
employment as the other job.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID782a25193f604b0591802dcd013b9637"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Foreign labor
contracting activity</header><text>The term <term>foreign labor contracting
activity</term> means recruiting, soliciting for hire, or furnishing an
individual who resides outside of the United States to be employed in the
United States. The term shall not include such activity performed by labor
organizations, including labor organizations representing agricultural
laborers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf08fa9b00b6a4e4ca83e44c5a2289e6b"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Foreign labor
contractor</header><text>The term <term>foreign labor contractor</term> means
any person who performs any foreign labor contracting activity. The term shall
not include labor organizations, including labor organizations representing
agricultural laborers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID193584a249504b32b9b1e85e2ce20aff"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Foreign worker
program</header><text>The term <term>foreign worker program</term> means any
program authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act to employ
nonimmigrants described in subparagraphs (B), (E), (H), (J), (L), (O), (P), or
(R) of section 101(a)(15) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID594f21c8328847089a91a5cd76fab6ba"><enum>(8)</enum><header>H–2B
nonimmigrant</header><text>The term <term>H–2B nonimmigrant</term> means an
alien admitted or provided status as a nonimmigrant described in section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDaad7acde209c408494167fc2be9a7c0e"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Lays
off</header>
<subparagraph id="ID82039d4c4e984347a249b7c86fdcb618"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>lays off</term>, with respect to a
worker—</text>
<clause id="ID5a389742a4df4087b010f90b64af7490"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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, or the expiration of a grant or contract (other than a
temporary employment contract entered into in order to evade a condition
described in paragraph (1)(E)); and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe71f7b9b80564c41a628d884555a041e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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, regard less of whether or not the employee accepts the
offer.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa610875f86414bf59b4ca28701fffd26"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this subparagraph is intended to limit an employee’s rights under a
collective bargaining agreement or other employment contract.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3df4c79b80f44010a35d2a92d3008c31"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Metal Workers
occupation</header><text>The term <term>Metal Workers occupation</term> means
any occupation listed as a metal worker or plastic worker occupation in the
Department of Labor’s Standard Occupational Classification (as published by
such Department).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b6c03e71d234b8f895b784d83ef2071"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Registered
H–2B employer</header><text>The term <term>registered H–2B employer</term>
means an employer that has been registered by the Secretary of Labor under
paragraph (2) to employ an H–2B nonimmigrant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa468ad71e27a4002b7d86c5330708a52"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb9cf9b9fc90142c981de9c6adaef2960"><enum>(13)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means any State of the United States and includes the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7566f9e04fbc43f49b8ac9a9bb33a94b"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Substantial
failure</header><text>The term <term>substantial failure</term> means the
willful failure to comply with the requirements of this section that
constitutes a significant deviation from the terms and conditions of an
application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1a3e1bb2443e4c37a53816f7c08d46b9"><enum>(15)</enum><header>United States
worker</header><text>The term <term>United States worker</term> means an
employee who—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID692a8766ef6a41789b4d822725efe5e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a citizen or
national of the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID53fb06e44fc04c4fa2d074d8b03b7577"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is an alien who
is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, is admitted as a refugee under
section 207, is granted asylum under section 208, or is an immigrant otherwise
authorized, by this Act or by the Secretary of Homeland Security, to be
employed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2414196e444b4dffba74e02a0e5dd1d5"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Worker</header><text>The
term <term>worker</term> means an individual who is the subject of foreign
labor contracting activity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID540cbc8b96c344d1bd02020c0af28494"><enum>442.</enum><header>Protections
for workers recruited abroad</header>
<subsection id="IDdeeb78371dcd4e67b1e4dbfa11f6e46f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Disclosure of
working conditions</header><text>Any person who engages in foreign labor
contracting activity shall ascertain and disclose, to each worker who is
recruited for employment at the time of the worker’s recruitment—</text>
<paragraph id="IDba3b089e90f84cc391a0c420fe9e2a5f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the place of
employment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6218b073e2414876a2bc531bd8dd667c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the compensation
for the employment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1a43696107bd44f7835903c26615439c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of
employment activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd9faa4b240274b4a9a5fcc1b80e18ad2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the period of
employment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9cb98c19ae1a49dd9bfe70f00ee1e74a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any travel or
transportation expenses to be assessed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe50564a48302477ba53c21b80b54865a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any other
employee benefit to be provided and any costs to be charged for each
benefit;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4827b057d9cc4e4eb50379397693f476"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the existence of
any strike or lockout in the course of a labor dispute at the place of
employment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7b8dabc33e354f59b4bae381b59bdaae"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the existence of
any arrangement with any person involving the receipt of a commission or any
other benefit for the provision of items or services to workers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID66d46e22579a4e15a3a44681d5e90639"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the extent to
which workers will be compensated through workers’ compensation, private
insurance, or otherwise for injuries or death, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7ffb54d2447f4953805479e3dfcdff61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>work related
injuries and death during the period of employment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf20eccf6367349f6983bd750438d25b2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name of the
State workers’ compensation insurance carrier or the name of the policyholder
of the private insurance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDde4514e16e7647e4ac0e83bb40acb1af"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the name and
telephone number of each person who must be notified of an injury or death;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2314cd26d60a4da39c04fd72d0bd1b48"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the time period
within which such notice must be given;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3996980fbbff4f55b0dd8a7688e5d2c6"><enum>(10)</enum><text>any education or
training to be provided or required, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6889157b330241aabc484653c948d66a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the nature and
cost of such training;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2b99f1f10a3e414595718e2be322203c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the person that
will pay such costs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2efd761d97ed4599b392aa69a54ebe5c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>whether the
training is a condition of employment, continued employment, or future
employment; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8d57a87bcab44925acd49826d7daa349"><enum>(11)</enum><text>a statement, in
a form specified by the Secretary of Labor, describing the protections of this
section and of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (division A of
Public Law 106–486), including relevant complaint line information, for workers
recruited abroad.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2cf576cd22a14d1cb2989eb4f0a32f72"><enum>(b)</enum><header>False or
misleading information</header><text>No person who engages in foreign labor
contracting activity shall knowingly provide materially false or misleading
information to any worker concerning any matter required to be disclosed in
paragraph (1).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID154a3123a12f414e8bba48b2eb96c290"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form of
disclosure</header><text>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 and reasonable, which may be used in providing workers with
information required under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb5704fa2ee2a462f86a3b79d8bb9cf5e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recruitment
fees</header><text>No person conducting foreign labor contracting activity
shall assess any fee to a worker for such foreign labor contracting
activity.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDe2668570a69a41a28b8acdc6f2c95147"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transportation
costs</header><text>The employer shall bear the transportation costs, including
subsistence costs during the period of travel, for the worker from the worker’s
home residence at the time of recruitment to the place of employment either
through direct payment or reimbursement in the first workweek and from the
place of employment to such worker's place of permanent residence.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID667366b0428a40bf8c7e263feedde8bc"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Unlawful
discrimination</header>
<paragraph id="id51E131B4BF5C47D8A24D343B906A9AF7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Discrimination
prohibited</header><text>It shall be unlawful for an employer or a foreign
labor contractor to discharge any individual, or otherwise discriminate against
an individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of
employment because such individual's race, color, creed, sex, national origin,
religion, age, or disability.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4EA6DD94E0764D2B9FCC9BAD18551059"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>For
the purposes of determining the existence of unlawful discrimination under
paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3b24b7ca390e417f99d265d6956fbba2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a
claim of discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, national origin, or
religion, the same legal standards shall apply as are applicable under title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd14d6da44701472b816ae5a99b87ecc6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
claim of discrimination based on unlawful discrimination based on age, the same
legal standards shall apply as are applicable under the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd3e7e796e485442681784fb34bdb937d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of a
claim of discrimination based on disability, the same legal standards shall
apply as are applicable under title I of the Americans With Disabilities Act
(42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7980e538cd1d43f8acba195420e33da7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Discrimination
prohibited against workers seeking relief under this chapter</header><text>No
person shall intimidate, threaten, restrain, coerce, blacklist, discharge, or
in any manner discriminate against any worker because such worker has, with
just cause, filed any complaint or instituted, or caused to be instituted, any
proceeding under or related to this chapter, or has testified or is about to
testify in any such proceedings, or because of the exercise, with just cause,
by such worker on behalf of himself or others of any right or protection
afforded by this chapter.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8EA9002F96954828BD7188A056077082"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Procedures in
addition to other rights of employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rights and remedies provided to workers
under this chapter 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>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe6618b3223f2448d8bb87b8a19c17669"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authority to
prescribe regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of Labor shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to
carry out this chapter.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID628d0327200c4e568c8ff4fbb89bc9ad"><enum>443.</enum><header>Enforcement
provisions</header>
<subsection id="ID114111e4659046edb6f64c72a951af14"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Complaints and
investigations</header>
<paragraph id="ID47da495f20b541bb84a7d36b15079213"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall establish a process for the
receipt, investigation, and disposition of complaints respecting the
application of a predominant wage level proposed by an employer seeking
certification under this subsection, an employer’s failure to meet a condition
specified in an application submitted under paragraph (2) or (3) or an
applicant’s misrepresentation of material facts in such an application but not
the methodology used to calculate the predominant wage level itself. 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 shall conduct an investigation under this paragraph
if there is reasonable cause to believe that such a failure or
misrepresentation has occurred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8a0c8516039f482897a2c91a4c11526d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Investigations</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor may initiate an investigation of any employer that employs
nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) or (c) if the Secretary
of Labor has reasonable cause to believe that the employer is not in compliance
with this subsection. The Secretary of Labor may consider information submitted
by an employer to the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of Labor
for purposes of securing the employment of a nonimmigrant described in section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) or (c) when determining whether the Secretary of Labor has
reasonable cause to believe that an employer is not in compliance with this
section. An investigation initiated and conducted under this subparagraph may
be considered a complaint under the process established pursuant to
subparagraph (A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID110be26a9f3d41c18dffb09af25807e6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reasonable
basis</header><text>Under the process established pursuant to subparagraph (A),
the Secretary of Labor shall determine, not later than 30 days after the date
such a complaint is filed, whether a reasonable basis exist to make a finding
described in subparagraph (B). If the Secretary determines that such a
reasonable basis exists, the Secretary 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, not
later than 60 days after the date of the determination. If such a hearing is
requested, the Secretary shall make a finding concerning the matter by not
later than 60 days after the date of the hearing. In the case of similar
complaints respecting the same applicant, the Secretary may consolidate the
hearings under this subparagraph on such complaints.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe3eebfeda6594f9ea17176ca2ce1ff20"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>If
the Secretary of Labor finds, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, a
substantial failure to meet any of the conditions of the application described
under paragraph (2) or (3), a willful misrepresentation of a material fact in
such application, or a violation of subparagraph (F)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID464cb2b2ae1140b6acfb376acdcf3d41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Labor shall notify the Secretary of Homeland Security of such finding and may,
in addition to any other remedy authorized by law, impose such administrative
remedies (including civil monetary penalties in an amount not to exceed $10,000
per violation) as the Secretary of Labor determines to be appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDac4952e3a520417593b8b329ee5cb725"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Labor may not approve applications filed with respect to that employer under
paragraph (2) or (3) during a period of at least 1 year but not more than 5
years for aliens to be employed by the employer; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDceb001eec8d34c4b9b9fa97c024ae690"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Homeland Security may not approve petitions filed with respect to that employer
under section 204 or 214(c) during a period of at least 1 year for aliens to be
employed by the employer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa90153c875a94b4da521014c3f656a46"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Criminal
sanctions</header><text>Whoever knowingly violates this chapter shall be fined
up to $3,000 per violation or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Upon
conviction, after a first conviction under this section, for a second or
subsequent violation of this chapter, the defendant shall be fined up to
$10,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID92fca41a61b6493a8fc6482d4897cc7e"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Highest
penalties</header><text>In determining the level of penalties to be assessed
under subparagraph (D), the highest penalties shall be reserved for willful
failures to meet any of the conditions of the application that involve harm to
United States workers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb16fb1c7dd041e4baf91ea56ebf7985"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Discrimination
or retaliation prohibited</header><text>It is a violation of this subparagraph
for an employer who has filed an application under this subsection to
intimidate, threaten, restrain, coerce, discharge, or in any other manner
discriminate or retaliate against an employee (including a former employee or
an applicant for employment) because the employee—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID220abd2537474f1f8df8518ce92f0df3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has disclosed
information to the employer, or to any other person, that the employee
reasonably believes evidences a violation of this subsection, or any rule or
regulation pertaining to this subsection; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2968C6EC6CF8441492CF753E6630A58A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>cooperates, or
seeks to cooperate, in an investigation or other proceeding concerning the
employer's compliance with the requirements of this subsection, or any rule or
regulation pertaining to this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe1467c08232e41fa977720496b64cbd7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority To
ensure compliance</header><text>The Secretary of Labor may bring an action in
any court of competent jurisdiction as may be necessary to assure employer
compliance with terms and conditions of employment under this subsection,
including imposing appropriate penalties and seeking appropriate injunctive
relief and specific performance of contractual obligations. The rights and
remedies provided to H–2B workers by this subsection are in addition to, and
not in lieu of, any other contractual or statutory rights and remedies of such
workers, and are not intended to alter or affect such rights and
remedies.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID578d067887394ea6a49c307dd71fe03a"><enum>444.</enum><header>Transfer of
forest, conservation, nursery, and logging workers to the H–2A agricultural
worker program</header>
<subsection id="ID1dd45837b7cf4ba5b300b6def1966041"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Classification
as agricultural labor</header><text>Any farming, fishing, or forestry
occupation (as included in this major group the Standard Occupational
Classification published by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor
Statistics) shall be considered agricultural labor for the purposes of
employing nonimmigrants described in section101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID71500b2b326a444ab11934c0aa17d1a6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Simultaneous
classification</header><text>Any workers currently considered seasonal
agricultural workers under the Migrant Seasonal Worker Protection Act (29
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) shall retain their simultaneous classification under such
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDbb33fdf334dc4c458a53846272d1fa26"><enum>445.</enum><header>H–2B
nonimmigrant labor certification application fees</header>
<subsection id="IDfa1ae37c79434ae29791d3d15ee63025"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
of fees</header><text>Section 212(a)(5)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A)) is amended
by adding the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9AB3FA4C1494103986F7025B98BC2C3" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID758e180fced7477280b9b95a6362b10c"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Establishment
of H–2b employment certification application fee</header>
<subclause id="IDc0a916ddce054b6fbf563f928da200e7"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall impose a fee on an employer
that submits an application for an employment certification for aliens granted
nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) to the Secretary of
Labor under this subparagraph.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID8927f95280824363bbf8ab6b7ba218c1"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Fee during
initial year</header><text>During the 12-month period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this clause, the fee imposed under subclause (I) shall be $800
for each application.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID6a9941d7ecb54b8998247560dce23655"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Additional
fee per worker</header><text>In addition to the application fee required under
clause (i), the Secretary shall require each employer to pay a fee of $300, to
be deposited in the Treasury in accordance with section 286(x), for each H–2B
worker position requested in an application described in subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID4ae5b81033224740965fe5552d70ccf0"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Fee after
initial year</header><text>After the expiration of the period described in
subclause (II), the fee imposed under subclause (I) shall be set at a level the
Secretary of Labor determines will—</text>
<item id="idF91E41864D614E2FB95A47A47BE71292"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>ensure recovery
of the full costs of carrying out labor certification activities under this
subparagraph; and</text>
</item><item id="id1FD6DB7F92894DD4A3149EA101E7402F"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>recover any
additional costs associated with the administration of the fees
collected.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ID7a1349d146c947d687a68c3537b9a6fb"><enum>(V)</enum><header>Prohibition on
employer accepting reimbursement of fee</header>
<item id="ID66370da57efb4ad684323f686628aac8"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An employer subject to a fee under this clause may not
require or accept reimbursement, directly or indirectly, of or other
compensation for all or part of the cost of such fee.</text>
</item><item id="ID19c6f343a66d4158b55d9aed49c8fbb4"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text>If the Secretary of Labor determines, after notice and
opportunity for a hearing, that an employer has violated item (aa), the
Secretary of Labor may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000
per violation.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="IDf126da85c86043719b10ec6bb3a53500"><enum>(VI)</enum><header>Deposit of
fees and penalties</header><text>Fees and civil penalties collected under this
clause shall be deposited in the <quote>H–2B Employment Certification
Application Fee Account</quote> established under section
286(x).</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID71208309a3c0484cb486820d9a15b03c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment
of account and use of fund</header><text>Section 286 (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D15F029C18E4C7B8C0A43C04E3226F5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDe764e372fe4a46e8a4587dcbd642f385"><enum>(x)</enum><header><enum-in-header>H–2B</enum-in-header>
employment certification application fee account</header>
<paragraph id="IDa24857fbba084696b70de23e02addee3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment
of account</header><text>There is established in the general fund of the
Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the <quote>H–2B Employment
Certification Application Fee Account</quote>. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this title, there shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into
the account all amounts from the fees and civil penalties collected under
section 212(a)(5)(A)(v).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfbdc33d45d6b4ef2acefa5f508426239"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
fees</header><text>Of the amounts deposited into the H–2B Employment
Certification Application Fee Account under this subsection in each fiscal
year, the Secretary of Labor shall use such amounts as the Secretary of Labor
determines are necessary for the costs of Federal administration, including
personnel, in carrying out labor certification activities under section
212(a)(5)(A), and to assist the States, as appropriate, in the determination of
prevailing wages for purposes of carrying out such section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf6ff1f252e184f34995b09a1550ae50d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>The fees deposited into the H–2B Employment Certification
Application Fee Account under this subsection shall remain available until
expended for the activities described in paragraph
(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb5b945d8bdca49a9aba413540c648051"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program
integrity</header><text>Section 212(a)(5)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A)), as
amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5AB3D9BF8F77402B9658098A7BA60476" style="OLC">
<clause id="IDbc22aa6057f84cee9857f41442bf3ca3"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Program
integrity regulations</header><text>The Secretary of Labor may prescribe such
regulations as may be necessary to ensure the integrity of the labor
certification process carried out under this subparagraph, including standards
and procedures under which employers and their representatives are excluded
from participation in the labor certification process under this
subparagraph.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idE4BE35FE99124CEBA460148C20A32F0D"><enum>446.</enum><header>Labor
agreement provisions</header>
<subsection id="ID9db8cbe92c044edeb0b0de9becd2add0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Recruitment of
United States workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
212 (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4ef7120a82a44755867433316fca93cf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(p)(3), by striking <quote>(a)(5)(A), (n)(1)(A)(i)(II),</quote> and inserting
<quote>(n)(1)(A)(i)(II)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID25a75218afc048198a9a9841d667e06f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (t) (as added by section 1(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 108–449) as
subsection (u); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID908f6fe2cb374932a6b51ddda597e2d1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C5910029E45455A83E2D94B1496FB1E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID439eddfe039c455ab8a15d7075db6578"><enum>(v)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8D68FB2CA0274CAF8F9A91615D14CB81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided
under paragraph (5), an employer that seeks to employ an alien described in
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) (referred to in this subsection as an <quote>H–2B
nonimmigrant</quote>) shall take the following steps to recruit United States
workers for the position for which the alien is sought not later than 14 days
before filing an application under paragraph (3):</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4865b42bad0e494bb73120e89d68864f" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The employer shall submit a copy of
the job offer, including a description of wages and other terms and conditions
of employment, to the State workforce agency that serves the area of employment
in the State in which the employer is located (referred to in this subsection
as the <quote>SWA</quote>). The SWA shall provide the employer with an
acknowledgment of receipt of such documentation in accordance with this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe4e563a8e778409691ad5b33f46036f4" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The employer shall authorize the SWA
to post the job opportunity on the Internet, with local job banks, with other
State workforce agencies, and with unemployment agencies and other labor
referral and recruitment sources pertinent to such job opportunity.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8f5ab956d8064bc7bc8a3ae95061c8db" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The employer shall authorize the SWA
to provide notification of the job opportunity to—</text>
<clause id="id37AF307F6A4B41D084AC5642C692AD8A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the central office of the State
Federation of Labor in the State in which the job is located; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id55CEA96E3E04414EAE1C003F8448C506"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the office of the local union
which represents the employees in the same or substantially equivalent job
classification, if applicable.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7fe2f5bb7e7043e8aa5b1252d04330c5" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The employer shall—</text>
<clause id="id66CBD9487ACD4176990DC2320065D6D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide notice of the job
opportunity to the bargaining representative (if any) of the employer’s
employees in the occupational classification and area for which the employer is
seeking a worker, or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDfe2f01b9ec7c4f068cf59f3a4675471f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if there is no such bargaining
representative, post the availability of the job opportunity for which the
employer is seeking a worker in conspicuous locations at the place or places of
employment or in some other manner that provides reason able notification to
all employees in the occupational classification and in the same area of
intended employment for which H–2B nonimmigrants are sought.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ae5374ea9c04cd7ad977463df9c4fdd" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The employer shall advertise the
availability of the job opportunity for which the employer is seeking a worker
in one or more publications in the labor market that is likely to be patronized
by potential applicants (as determined by the SWA). Such advertisement, at a
minimum, shall—</text>
<clause id="ID848a3ec1bf144feb94111ee02caaa145"><enum>(i)</enum><text>describe the job opportunity and
term of employment;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID35a3e5b3514d4bba82b77207819382bf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>state the wage rate to be
offered;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2555200d1d624a69bd8cc62c232b0136"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>summarize the employer’s minimum
job requirements; ‘‘(iv) offer training if the job opportunity is the type for
which employers normally provide training; and‘‘(v) be posted for 3 consecutive
issues during the first half of the 21-day recruitment period.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID17a14ce950a7498ab8388eb29d224142" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>If the job involved in the application
requires a particular skill or an advanced degree, and a professional or trade
journal normally would be used to advertise the job opportunity, the local job
service may require the employer to place an advertisement in the journal most
likely to bring responses from able, willing, qualified, and available United
States workers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3af7e81ab6824cbfa998b78b2bc9e7cf" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>In no event shall the employer
advertise such job opportunity to United States workers using wages or other
terms and conditions of employment which are less favorable for United States
workers than those to be offered to an H–2B nonimmigrant of similar
qualifications.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9796226aafb8420987c946f4602aa465" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception for non-registered h–2b
employers</header>
<subparagraph id="IDb9af0582091345f8b323e63f29f7996d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An employer
that is not registered under paragraph (2) but that seeks to employ an H–2B
nonimmigrant in an occupational classification may file an application under
paragraph (3) to employ one or more H–2B nonimmigrants if the employer
demonstrates to the Secretary of Labor that:</text>
<clause id="ID03a575b38ade4656931c9c7abab29fd1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the failure to hire such workers to
address a temporary need for labor or services would directly result in the
loss of jobs for United States workers and would deprive the impacted community
of a substantial economic benefit (as certified by a State or regional economic
development authority, including consultation with any relevant union);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID06f65f25beda40d1944cbf269b3b426a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>labor, geographical, or other
conditions substantially prevent the employer from meeting such need for labor
or services with workers in the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID894c3dca159a41c38f07e89a002c8122"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the employer has not been found
to have violated, within the last 5 years, applicable Federal, State and local
employment-related laws and regulations, including employment-related health
and safety laws; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2c7d7520f0a648bc9983d90ecaa15640"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the employer has not been found to
have violated, within the last 5 years, a material term or condition of any
foreign worker program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID237f53894514487bb88985adcb0a6ba0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The number
of H–2B nonimmigrants admitted under this paragraph may not exceed
1,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID17c82118dee24156a9e1efb23911301d" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations on employment</header>
<subparagraph id="ID2bd1d803fe604eb7b29c77320bdde9c4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Duration of
employment</header><text>Certification of an H–2B nonimmigrant for employment
with an employer in the United States shall be limited to a maximum of 10
months per employer. An H–2B nonimmigrant shall not be certified for more than
5 years without returning to his country of origin. The Secretary of State and
Secretary of Homeland Security may allow admission of the H–2B nonimmigrant
into the United States for additional periods, of no more than 60 days in the
aggregate, to allow for travel to and from the worksite and transfer between
H–2B employers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3b4ec1bccc59468c94d46133c44916d3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfer of h–2b nonimmigrants
between employers</header>
<clause id="ID20d57323353f47d3b40f796f9407eed2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An H–2B
nonimmigrant may not accept employment from any employer in the United States
other than an employer with an approved H–2B application filed on behalf of
such nonimmigrant under paragraph (3). An employer may not trade, transfer, or
otherwise provide an H–2B nonimmigrant to any other employer for employment in
the United States.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf50ee20687e843aaa94e70757877d556"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this paragraph prohibits an H–2B nonimmigrant in the United States from
accepting new employment with a new employer upon approval of a petition filed
by such employer on the H–2B nonimmigrant’s behalf.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2042d74c5d6b42d190f5b96195d8d754"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Availability of United States
worker</header><text>The employer shall be required to provide employment to
any able and qualified United States worker who applies to the employer prior
to 30 days before the commencement of the H–2B nonimmigrant’s
employment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf3267a16a0ed41198eadc0664708b6ed" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compliance and statistics</header>
<subparagraph id="IDd31b24523c33453b89492ad24498fb25"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Public examination</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor shall make available for public examination, including by
posting over the Internet, the following:</text>
<clause id="ID33830c1d1b4544e1968f999d8ea862ff"><enum>(i)</enum><text>within 60 days of the close of the
registration period under paragraph (2), a list of all employers registered
under such paragraph;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0132a7d273ec4992913d8f4144b13ed1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>upon the filing of an application
by an employer under paragraph (3), a copy of such application, except that the
Secretary shall redact any proprietary in formation from such application;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id327B3E895D704B8DAF247787A1FE25CD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a list (by employer, location and
occupational classification), compiled on a current basis, of the applications
filed under this subsection. Such list shall include the wage rate, number of
aliens sought, period of intended employment, and dates of need.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID940fa00af0c34565ba7b56b9760d5201"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maintenance of
documentation</header><text>The employer shall maintain for at least 3 years
after the filing of the application or the employment relationship is
terminated, whichever is later, documentation evidencing compliance with the
conditions in paragraph (3) and recruitment efforts in paragraph (4).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb6e577c1ab3440dc85c9cc119b2a75c7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Audit authority</header><text>On a
yearly basis, the Secretary of Labor shall audit at least 5 percent of
employers employing H–2B nonimmigrants to determine compliance with the terms
and conditions of this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDabc370f30c4446358f8e5b04617e0d7b" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Complaints and
investigations</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb76aef976f864befa3282e1e0d4fc070"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The
Secretary of Labor shall establish a process for the receipt, investigation,
and disposition of complaints respecting the application of a predominant wage
level proposed by an employer seeking certification under this subsection, but
not the methodology used to calculate the predominant wage level itself, an
employer’s failure to meet a condition specified in an application submitted
under paragraph (2) or (3) or an applicant’s misrepresentation of material
facts in such an application. 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 one year after
the date of the failure or misrepresentation, respectively. The Secretary shall
conduct an investigation under this paragraph if there is reasonable cause to
believe that such a failure or misrepresentation has
occurred.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2A250E3D8B214B75AF95D8CA5A75EF69"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Petitions by
employers that have signed labor agreements with unions that operate hiring
halls</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212(v), as
added by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9D66161FC324D04975A311C8682A47C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID1d80ec193c5f4c649413fb9ce82f160f"><enum>(6)</enum><text>An employer that
seeks to hire an H–2B nonimmigrant may file an application with the Secretary
of Labor in accordance with this paragraph, instead of complying with
paragraphs (1) through (4), if—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0f5d9c0f85194cc186d9988ef6788568"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the employer has
signed a labor agreement with a labor organization (as defined in section 2(5)
of the Labor-Management Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152(5)) under which the labor
organization is responsible for referring applicants for employment to the
employer under a procedure commonly known as a <quote>hiring hall</quote> or
<quote>referral hall</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb3db00a2401849de938b54c7474d1098"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the application
is accompanied by a written statement prepared by the labor organization
attesting that—</text>
<clause id="ID6796c12bddca4e449952157e9a4c1d53"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the labor
organization operates a hiring hall that, pursuant to contractual agreement and
actual practice, is a source of employees in the same or substantially
equivalent occupational classification in which the employer seeks to employ an
H–2B nonimmigrant;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID07c0dd523ff04aec91a22c721edf5bd1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the labor
organization does not have a sufficient number of qualified applicants
available for referral in the same or substantially equivalent occupational
classification in which the employer seeks to employ an H–2B
nonimmigrant;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID03ec0a3fb39d447284cf5eaa138098e1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the labor
organization has advertised, for at least 5 consecutive days, the availability
of the job opportunity for which the employer is seeking to employ an H–2B
nonimmigrant in the publication with the highest circulation in the labor
market that is likely to be patronized by potential applicants;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3791f02b500a4fc18d28bc606f00d357"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the employer is
contractually obligated to pay all employees, in the same or substantially
equivalent occupational classification in which the employer seeks to employ an
H–2B nonimmigrant, wages and benefits set forth in a labor agreement with the
labor organization, which equals or exceeds the prevailing wage rate the
employer would be obligated to pay; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2b1eb85f3d0f4756b7b820ba9f79b58b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the H–2B
nonimmigrants who the employer seeks to employ will be paid not less than the
same wages and benefits and be subject to the same terms and conditions of
employment set forth in the employer's labor agreement with the labor
organization.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID27d04da6738f43f38155f8aad0d294c7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prevailing
wages for United States workers and H–2B workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182), as amended by
this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBAA755E6085E416991A4DECECE1AFDAF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID4976b732a4ef47b7af89a59d33aeb0eb"><enum>(w)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idC6582DC58CA049C185B105F015F54864"><enum>(1)</enum><text>No alien may be
admitted or provided status as a nonimmigrant under section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) in an occupational classification unless the Secretary of
Labor certifies that the employer—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9b56c542415049be8f69ebe6f2beff64" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is offering and will offer during the
period of authorized employment to aliens admitted or provided such status the
wage rate set forth in the collective bargaining agreement, if the job
opportunity is covered by a collective bargaining agreement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2a297bb0f00d42c4a2fbacda75e11f53" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the job opportunity is not covered
by a collective bargaining agreement, the wage the employer is offering and
will offer, to any alien or United States worker employed by or offered
employment by the employer, during the period of authorized employment for
aliens admitted or provided such status, wages that are not less than the
higher of—</text>
<clause id="IDd17db43ab6894ea388cc2deb46e1073c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the wage determination, if any,
issued pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code
(commonly known as the <quote>Davis-Bacon Act</quote>);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb22aa18bfcc2480290fe01c3eab3d5e1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the wage determination, if any,
issued pursuant to the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351 et
seq.);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3c4aa8c5939c4d26b2572924bb090283"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the median rate of the highest 66
percent of the wage data applicable to such occupational classification under
the most recently published Occupational Employment Statistics Survey, compiled
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc090f23e11f94bf8a1af021b2903fd3c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a wage that is not less than 150
percent of the Federal minimum wage in effect under the Fair Labor Standards
Act (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID18468ca4ab074e28b4d1d3e84bc1b31f" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>will provide working conditions for
such alien that will not adversely affect the working conditions of workers
similarly employed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdc84771daf2b4e7888c3c3699b00ae76" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An employer may not appeal a decision
of the Secretary of Labor concerning the wages required to be paid under
paragraph (1)(A) unless United States workers and their labor representatives
are given the opportunity to submit contrary evidence or appeal that such
required wages are too low.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc35708d532884229a36dc9aae344eb73" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An employer may not hire a
nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDca766498a28e4a9d9a47b7c40d8f1af0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>real prevailing wages in the
occupational classification in which such nonimmigrant is to be hired are at
least 3 percent higher than such wages during the preceding year under the
Occupational Employment Statistics Survey compiled by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID04501d4f6fe741099d6a5caf838f6d21"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the employer offers to pay the H–2B
worker or a United States worker a wage in the occupational classification in
which such worker is to be hired that is at least 3 percent higher during the
preceding year, after adjusting for inflation under the Occupational Employment
Survey.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id97085B2B0DF349B1AC16FA4D3A1D792A"><enum>447.</enum><header>Enforcement of
Federal labor laws</header>
<subsection id="id71D9C989A301458EB4FFFDC4D1E7772B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>H–2B
nonagricultural guest workers</header><text>Section 214(c)(14) (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)(14)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID33fed95eae4e49a6bdc2deace8ec2251"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>of Homeland Security</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>of Labor</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8fa7807c7d8548cbbfacba91133a8e83"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID83877274c36a4b67b53480004214fee2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd45d3c2d846f459db3b0b2dc888a357b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37232FF6D1FE4EDF94FAA71AE1CD57F5" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID25fcd39ee397492ca0e57887b7b9547f" indent="up2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Secretary of Labor is authorized
to take such actions, including imposing appropriate penalties and seeking
appropriate injunctive relief and specific performance of contractual
obligations, as may be necessary to assure employer compliance with the terms
and conditions required under this Act for employing nonimmigrant workers
described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) or (c). The authority of the
Secretary of Labor under this subparagraph shall not preempt any other rights
which affected persons may have under Federal or State law.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7ac01137fc0141fabd2f13b28ee51ec6" indent="up2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Any aggrieved person whose wages or
working conditions have been directly and adversely affected by an employer in
violation of applicable laws and regulations governing the employment of
nonimmigrant workers described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) or (c), or by a
violation of the terms and conditions of employment, may bring a civil action
against such employer in the appropriate district court of the United States.
Such cause of action shall not be subject to exhaustion of administrative
remedies and shall be in addition to any other causes of action and remedies
that may exist.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdb8d0e97416d4519aa5482e7e63e3636" indent="up2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Legal Services Corporation may provide legal services on behalf of
nonimmigrant workers described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) or (c) regarding
the terms and conditions of employment, transportation, and housing and other
provisions of law applicable to the employment of such
nonimmigrants.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8052a3e37b4540c4b09ae1929e2988a0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certification
requirement; protection for workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(c)(14), as amended by
subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0675FFEFC1C4AFDA3933C83F3F054A5" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID301059868b8a4c5b9e00850790ba34bb" indent="up2"><enum>(G)</enum><text>A petition by an employer seeking to
hire an alien described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) shall not be approved
until the employer has provided written certification, under penalty of
perjury, to the Secretary of Labor that—</text>
<clause id="ID2837a98c66184f43967ad4fc52b5822c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the employer has not been required
under law to provide a notice of a mass layoff pursuant to the Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) during the
12-month period immediately preceding the date on which the alien is to be
hired; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7351249933254603a94745453be05f52"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the employer does not intend to
provide a notice of a mass layoff pursuant to such Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID71d0f83a85054665a0128436194ca1ec" indent="up2"><enum>(H)</enum><text>If an employer is required under law
to provide a notice of a mass layoff pursuant to such Act after hiring
nonimmigrants granted status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b), the status of
such nonimmigrants shall expire on the date that is 60 days after the date on
which such notice is provided.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcba62da08ff042648ac741315abc72e1" indent="up2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>An employer shall be exempt from the
requirements under subparagraphs (G) and (H) if the employer provides written
certification, under penalty of perjury, that the total number of the
employer's employees in the United States will not be reduced as a result of a
mass layoff.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8b74dfd401324137a3278612a910fa66" indent="up2"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Employers who hire nonimmigrants
described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) shall pay up front or reimburse in
the first workweek the nonimmigrants reasonable cost of transportation incurred
by such nonimmigrants and United States workers to initially reach the job site
and, once the period of employment for the job opportunity is completed, to
return to their countries of origin or to the next place of employment, if the
worker has contracted with a subsequent employer who has not agreed to provide
or pay for the worker's transportation to such subsequent employer's place of
employment. The amount of reimbursement for reasonable cost of transportation
expenses shall not exceed the lesser of—</text>
<clause id="ID608f30002c7d4824862ae105a20b3f64"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the actual cost to the worker or alien
of the transportation and subsistence involved; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6f559ccc20f6407a886f0d988d61e88a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the most economical and reasonable
common carrier transportation charges and subsistence costs for the distance
involved.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1c2f36708a0b411e8739efa436fa88da" indent="up2"><enum>(K)</enum><text>In the case of an H–2B nonimmigrant
who is dismissed from employment by the employer before the end of the period
of authorized admission, the employer shall be liable for the reasonable costs
of return transportation of the alien abroad.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfe505c159d7f40b190299773eb2a2ee0" indent="up2"><enum>(L)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF715A8F615A849E5B4888EC9CED4A8D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Employers who hire
nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) shall guarantee to
offer the worker employment for 100 percent of the workdays of the total
periods during which the work contract and all extensions of such contract are
in effect, beginning with the first workday after the arrival of the worker at
the place of employment and ending on the expiration date specified in the work
contract or in its extensions, if any.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID84a0bb91dd2947ed8ecf89746da79b68" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>If the employer affords a worker
during the total work contract period less employment than that required under
this subparagraph, the employer shall pay the worker the amount which the
worker would have earned had the worker worked for the guaranteed number of
days.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID914f5c0c1dc44b3ab5752223a5f78325" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>In this subparagraph, the term
<term>workday</term>—</text>
<subclause id="IDe1163746a2474a4cbca1b94127e70b79"><enum>(I)</enum><text>means a day in which the worker is
offered the number of hours stated in the job order; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID3b40d31fbfae40cca2f0ff3fb000b61f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>excludes the worker's Sabbath and
Federal holidays.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDed2f4f68c1dd49a3aaebe43860b6e098" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>A work guarantee does not meet the
requirements under this subparagraph unless the number of hours of work offered
by the employer is equal to not less than the product of—</text>
<subclause id="ID9a865b29e36d47ebb1fc9da1d8fd3510"><enum>(I)</enum><text>75 percent of the workdays; multiplied
by</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID850c46ba6f644020bad58cdca1a2d446"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the average number of hours per day
stated in the job order.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDfcba10bebdbf46d0a08b50a0c784ce59" indent="up1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>A worker may be offered more than the
specified hours of work on a single workday.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID462a27a105e74b5bb008e0ddd971b606" indent="up1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The employer may not require, for
purposes of meeting the work guarantee, that the worker work longer than the
number of hours specified in the job order on a workday, the worker's Sabbath,
or a Federal holiday.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6395ddae57244d7db3e7729932494c35" indent="up2"><enum>(M)</enum><text>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 id="ID3d27d43ff0a84db58d38c9cd403bf043" indent="up2"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Agreements by employees purporting to
waive or to modify their rights under this Act shall be void as contrary to
public policy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa694fec1b8124687ab63ace7bdbf5e5e" indent="up2"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Consistent with section 292 and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Legal Services Corporation may
provide legal services on behalf of an H–2B
nonimmigrant.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3e61574282b0421a9fc0b43d4c3f3b38"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Section
214(g)(10) (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(10)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID87aa7223457a46418d4b6b5ed02bb669"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(A)</quote> after <quote>(10)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa78cb61998f34b4183f272d9fb6b6338"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85E01F90DF3E4131B417C8E54425B283" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID1310f94439434a08a6205890cafc35b6" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Each employer that hires a
nonimmigrant worker described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) shall—</text>
<clause id="ID5b47f873f81043d2a5afbb3c65f590b0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>notify the Secretary of Labor not
later than 30 days after the conclusion of each such nonimmigrant's term of
employment; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa52f2ced55184c69b963f2fd8209befd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary of Labor
employment payroll records and similar documentation showing that the employer
complied with the recruitment provisions herein and paid the required
prevailing wage and transportation, and other expenses required under this
section and section
212.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0e281ceda9e5445cb9ff86f25d29e22d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>H–2B
portability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(n) (8
U.S.C. 1184(n)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDb15907ddbf13423187b92ea7200c0e33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id233C16B491EA4712BDC36896E756C41B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>clause (i)(b)
or (ii)(b) of section 101(a)(15)(H)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d567ddd0c4d4ba88d3a008c08f6d2b8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>A nonimmigrant described in 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) is authorized to accept
new employment immediately, if a petition for unnamed workers is already in
place, upon the filing by the prospective employer of a new petition, or upon
the filing of a temporary labor certification covering the petition with the
Department of Labor, which may be filed not earlier than 45 days before the
need for new employees</quote> after <quote>provided under subsection
(a)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8386a961901a43b0b786a1d5475b6a34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(B), by inserting <quote>(or labor certification if the alien is described
in 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b))</quote> after <quote>nonfrivolous
petition</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="id89BEB8DEBE0040B580FCBD91CDF0FC64"><enum>5</enum><header>H–2B and L–1 visa
reforms</header>
<subchapter id="id2C5E5C1496F049799AE5743855BEB92D"><enum>A</enum><header>H–1B employer
application requirements</header>
<section id="idB352C87F48DB436B8401384476D31B09"><enum>451.</enum><header>Application
requirements</header>
<subsection id="id9EB6DE6CDF394DB68604A15BEDA1A372"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Modification of
application requirements</header>
<paragraph id="IDc4dd64f6022a404382f7784bcad48778"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Internet
posting requirement</header><text>Section 212(n)(1)(C) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(C))
is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID68bef640d2224180804f2871a57a74a1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (ii) as subclause (II);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID024cc921af944113978be6f0d4c9fb2d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(i) has provided</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>(ii)(I) has
provided</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID282a2f1a353e48c4bb8b23035a20ce94"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
before clause (ii), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF8D1754E3BE4EA99A710408C7B55765" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID5259ac3d861c4d0bbc502d26b6844eb8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has posted on the
Internet website described in paragraph (3), for at least 30 calendar days, a
detailed description of each position for which a nonimmigrant is sought that
includes a description of—</text>
<subclause id="ID277f0c6560104c4a858b093f5012b630"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the wages and
other terms and conditions of employment;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID39a0a57184914b69a57c036478a96b50"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the minimum
education, training, experience, and other requirements for the position;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID55000efc3f54449792a5cb49babab9ff"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the process for
applying for the position;
and</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0e8f0ec13d8949eea5b59b619eed9363"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Outplacement
restriction</header><text>Section 212(n)(1)(F) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(F)) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa53386f57a494e08baa718dd29b34064"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(ii)</quote> before <quote>In the case of an application</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID90e3955cc642498fb4e1722cd72c3dcf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by renumbering
clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1382f04cb3354d71a3d3064d5e4425b5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting the
following at the beginning as clause (i):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ECBAF8C4B2F4355ACF30139389BE18A" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID021d25411b86417489d0e493693a6471"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The employer will
not place, outsource, lease, or otherwise contract to provide the services of
the H–1B nonimmigrant at the worksite of an employer other than the petitioning
employer or its affiliate, subsidiary, or parent unless:</text>
<subclause id="ID9bf92898ed61498d8298b4177b42c2c6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the H–1B
nonimmigrant will be controlled and supervised principally by the petitioning
employer; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID86fd8d3f0d334da2acc3ffe9d55b1b35"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the placement of
the H–1B nonimmigrant at the worksite of the unaffiliated employer is not
essentially an arrangement to provide labor for hire for the unaffiliated
employer.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2C617336E04D417CA90FCD801BE92767"><enum>(b)</enum><header>New application
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
212(n)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF1F879FDDEC43F78A1F9421E1509888" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID1d2740ca6d5a4679856480b7eb56e7f1" indent="up1"><enum>(H)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD60E166C51704444876E17F848F64F2B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The employer has not
advertised any available position specified in the application in an
advertisement that states or indicates that—</text>
<subclause id="ID07ade7ff1b854d8e857098895a3d630d" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>such position is only available to
an individual who is or will be an H–1B nonimmigrant; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID3f23b7798acc47ee9cf8c6c84b0848f0" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an individual who is or will be an
H–1B nonimmigrant shall receive priority or a preference in the hiring process
for such position.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID3e357bac37604ad0b3c6aca0ab9a755e" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The employer has not solely recruited
individuals who are or who will be H–1B nonimmigrants to fill such
position.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd5a8724fc8b74aac97eccd1939b38e7b" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>If the employer employs 50 or more
employees in the United States, the sum of the number of such employees who are
H–1B nonimmigrants who are not intending immigrants as defined in section 463
of the <short-title>CIR Act of 2010</short-title> plus the
number of such employees who are nonimmigrants described in section
101(a)(15)(L) who are not intending immigrants as defined in section 463 of the
<short-title>CIR Act of 2010</short-title> may not exceed
50 percent of the total number of employees.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID590db44839a640d1b078fbad297e2a3f" indent="up1"><enum>(J)</enum><text>If the employer, in such previous
period as the Secretary shall specify, employed 1 or more H–1B nonimmigrants,
the employer shall submit to the Secretary the Internal Revenue Service Form
W–2 Wage and Tax Statement filed by the employer with respect to the H–1B
nonimmigrants for such
period.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDbcb5e0d840004c8cb9152c00d0606226"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application
review requirements</header>
<paragraph id="IDe51ff331e1464ce6a608e245e6b0c208"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Technical
amendment</header><text>Section 212(n)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)), as amended by
this Act, is further amended in the undesignated paragraph at the end, by
striking <quote>The employer</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>(K)
The employer.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID73041df801764e598e6a3a6368ba3d92"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application
review requirements</header><text>Section 212(n)(1)(K), as designated by
paragraph (1), is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe6fc694a8da34660aa8eaf84e33f7b77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and through the Department of Labor's website, without charge.</quote>
after <quote>D.C.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9f690f647e4a44d4bfffa916a1b52c97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>only for completeness</quote> and inserting <quote>for completeness and
clear indicators of fraud or misrepresentation of material
fact,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID176db9943ba2489195965ee2bbe1b682"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or obviously inaccurate</quote> and inserting <quote>, presents clear
indicators of fraud or misrepresentation of material fact, or is obviously
inaccurate</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f49434230d248a48893c1d2b7c6e67e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>within 7 days of</quote> and inserting <quote>not later than 14 days
after</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID71b114f3160a408da004398c7d80724b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following: <quote>If the Secretary's review of an application
identifies clear indicators of fraud or misrepresentation of material fact, the
Secretary may conduct an investigation and hearing in accordance with paragraph
(2).</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subchapter><subchapter id="idC763BAF0C0CF4EC4B7D5E52804ED87F2"><enum>B</enum><header>Investigation and
disposition of complaints against H–1B employers</header>
<section id="idD9771050BABD4060B7163562651CDAE9"><enum>452.</enum><header>Investigation
procedures</header>
<subsection id="idFB81C300C6F644F997FD14BB950C2224"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
modification of procedures for investigation and disposition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212(n)(2)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2))
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID713e23d21bd04e12bba3acef4d6ea94b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(A) Subject</quote> and inserting <quote>(A)(i) Subject</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3d92c8793552418c809ab596e89f59b0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>12 months</quote> and inserting <quote>24 months</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4695bb322dc6478ab8aaecdfa120455d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking the
last sentence; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID20081e8a8d2d46cfa88c137acb13508b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id373C22C813DC4E2A8D69995172354B39" style="OLC">
<clause id="IDef76265ade9a406ea3baa37d4b950878"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8577C8A6B16148A995E4240369CD842E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Upon the receipt of
such a complaint, the Secretary may initiate an investigation to determine if
such a failure or misrepresentation has occurred.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID4942ae85aa6649e1b7dd2ec28a7ec5cf" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The Secretary may conduct surveys of the
degree to which employers comply with the requirements of this subsection and
may conduct annual compliance audits of employers that employ H–1B, H–2B, or
H–2C nonimmigrants.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID27644dd6bbb34319aba0a912de38f40e" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<item id="IDcf88647e4df4410abb302ddfdaa54c3f"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>conduct annual compliance audits of
not less than 1 percent of the employers that employ H–1B nonimmigrants during
the applicable calendar year;</text>
</item><item id="ID6b7bee011b2c482fab8910dd1779a95e"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>conduct annual compliance audits of
each employer with more than 100 employees who work in the United States if
more than 15 percent of such employees are H–1B nonimmigrants; and</text>
</item><item id="ID3a102cbdd1cb47efa7efa9fc48805774"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>make available to the public an
executive summary or report describing the general findings of the audits
carried out pursuant to this
subclause.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id44DD75FC2D0E429589E7B61AB7F00047"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Investigation,
working conditions, and penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212(n)(2)(C) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2))
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID307019f137f24b6fbfd92e12103807bb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause
(i)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID11790758e57a44d1af97c9fc660169db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subclause (I)—</text>
<clause id="ID996b8b9dc3d7475695c2bf423f54e0d1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>a condition of paragraph (1)(B), (1)(E), or (1)(F)</quote> and
inserting <quote>a condition under subparagraph (A), (B), (C)(i), (E), (F),
(G)(i)(I), (H), (I), or (J) of paragraph (1)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID547005864653435582028488a9ff8aa5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(1)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>(1)(C)(ii)</quote>;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID075e0f9acd964fda8c2b2bccc95ecfcb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subclause
(I)—</text>
<clause id="ID6361dea66fe54c919aa3e434a35ad966"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>$1,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5b5e377536b6415b94da664de32928de"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6051f82a5a164252815fc462eb21c425"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subclause
(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon and
<quote>and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1263611a2536428ab3cb4d9e95b8fefd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E183CECE65B4AC4A17F185BE47B10B2" style="OLC">
<subclause id="IDb70231376aad4a479d8340a039d649e0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an employer
that violates such subparagraph (A) shall be liable to the employees harmed by
such violations for lost wages and
benefits.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID263e5a1df5014a77a3dacd7cde0fe748"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause
(ii)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc1b2589d453842aa9b100461f4fe03a8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subclause
(I)—</text>
<clause id="ID6ee0275d33784c4e85880acaa4a86289"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID50acc00570b14ba090c3e5cef02f78fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>$5,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf0e1d215f4dc489f8da54aef7cc3aa61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subclause
(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon and
<quote>and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID93aafabe38ee4e12a0304415f751e4ab"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93C439BF5F2141D5B63F2B230394F1E4" style="OLC">
<subclause id="ID498a45b8dabb46759b7c1da2a81ce227"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an employer
that violates such subparagraph (A) shall be liable to the employees harmed by
such violations for lost wages and
benefits.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb9f21d1ab414903bb4d31403f9b5bec"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in clause
(iii)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID590508d972224e9aa0a12756ba37ed36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>90 days</quote> both places it
appears and inserting <quote>180 days</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe21842e2fefe4a4190ca1cd76835d5ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subclause
(I)—</text>
<clause id="ID920e4bfb3a0f487993950a36ac5b8250"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0f631eaa58024a5cbd91ba1b576a9747"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe6e0487072914d57988fc33703125ef6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subclause
(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon and
<quote>and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd1a11f5d25694adeb5ef8677be33db28"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE06EE7F00F1448C6BDE6981671F82CA0" style="OLC">
<subclause id="IDa1b855c2a4cd421c9b76992b1d050155"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an employer
that violates subparagraph (A) of such paragraph shall be liable to the
employees harmed by such violations for lost wages and
benefits.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8dc97011b7f64410af791d851cc5a53e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in clause
(iv)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID688a5584967d4f5386886a5a1de26c5b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>to take, fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to take, a personnel
action,</quote> or before <quote>to intimidate</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID94440b36c9b9458eb1bfe0717b6942e7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(I)</quote> after <quote>(iv)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe1d8b089a0424a1ea16443575614cf26"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id328F4AEB5D8A422BABCB5B2CFEB70558" style="OLC">
<subclause id="IDa3d1a37f582246d990e065e157d98247"><enum>(II)</enum><text>An employer that
violates this clause shall be liable to the employees harmed by such violation
for lost wages and benefits.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID41ec4b82f4e542709e101df99549fc01"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in clause
(vi)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID712f1369aadf465689047489d066cc3b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending
subclause (I) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7530E6542ED41AFB2CC3D9B817BFC1E" style="OLC">
<subclause id="ID16e6295245a34da7bf10ec5765daaf90"><enum>(I)</enum><text>It is a violation
of this clause for an employer who has filed an application under this
subsection—</text>
<item id="ID60ed3d8e71a44ea692a8b250f2508bc6"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>to
require an H–1B nonimmigrant to pay a penalty for ceasing employment with the
employer prior to a date agreed to by the nonimmigrant and the employer (the
Secretary shall determine whether a required payment is a penalty, and not
liquidated damages, pursuant to relevant State law); and</text>
</item><item id="ID4e8c5af8ab73463c86eff95f98e46d79"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>to
fail to offer to an H–1B nonimmigrant, during the nonimmigrant's period of
authorized employment, on the same basis, and in accordance with the same
criteria, as the employer offers to United States workers, benefits and
eligibility for benefits, including—</text>
<subitem id="ID77fcb4bf14d24872aead837cbae6ee61"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the opportunity
to participate in health, life, disability, and other insurance plans;</text>
</subitem><subitem id="ID33d07e74eb454e93a287c86c593e658e"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the opportunity
to participate in retirement and savings plans; and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="ID093aac0cd1cd48d2bb1bf50f45ab2113"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>cash bonuses and
noncash compensation, such as stock options (whether or not based on
performance).</text>
</subitem></item></subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca72d8bdfa3d41f29ce109821c329fdc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subclause
(III), by striking <quote>$1,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$2,000</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe2c1a98587be40e8b5ad033317b246ea"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Initiation of
investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
212(n)(2)(G) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID20ea15b5f4c7440fa70bef4d979d6777"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>if the Secretary and all that follows </quote>and inserting
<quote>with regard to the employer's compliance with the requirements of this
subsection.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID67e56a2b19db44b6b7f4ae9e24c6889c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking <quote>and whose identity</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>failure or failures.</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary of Labor
may conduct an investigation into the employer's compliance with the
requirements of this subsection.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID92b139b80eb24458a812596bcd31905b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by striking the last sentence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdf0e11bd1cc54bfba1316eb4d471ad92"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
clauses (iv) and (v);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID51e8e0146af349baab8e34c1407e2268"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating
clauses (vi), (vii), and (viii) as clauses (iv), (v), and (vi),
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa83dba7e2ec749d494c5e05d6a9ce099"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in clause (iv),
as so redesignated, by striking <quote>meet a condition described in clause
(ii), unless the Secretary of Labor receives the information not later than 12
months</quote> and inserting <quote>comply with the requirements under this
subsection, unless the Secretary of Labor receives the information not later
than 24 months</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID10ecc2540bcd4a71a63b92a36e277db9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by amending
clause (v), as so redesignated, to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CEDE04D071F44CF82701CB1032B0191" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID3edca7daaf0249f19a21f9914a097d5e"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Labor shall provide notice to an employer of the intent to conduct an
investigation. The notice shall be provided in such a manner, and shall contain
sufficient detail, to permit the employer to respond to the allegations before
an investigation is commenced. The Secretary is not required to comply with
this clause if the Secretary determines that such compliance would interfere
with an effort by the Secretary to investigate or secure compliance by the
employer with the requirements of this subsection. A determination by the
Secretary under this clause shall not be subject to judicial
review.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5878fdb791644d56896791ba333471cf"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in clause (vi),
as so redesignated, by striking <quote>An investigation</quote> and all that
follows through <quote>the determination.</quote> and inserting <quote>If the
Secretary of Labor, after an investigation under clause (i) or (ii), determines
that a reasonable basis exists to make a finding that the employer has failed
to comply with the requirements under this subsection, the Secretary shall
provide interested parties with notice of such determination and an opportunity
for a hearing in accordance with section 556 of title 5, United States Code,
not later than 120 days after the date of such determination.</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID196b0f0014044215b29532e9dbdc2cd9"><enum>(9)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C89D83F9DF34E3AAFBE65ED5B3C1508" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID04ddcc05a29049a7a2a7aea870a60260"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>If the
Secretary of Labor, after a hearing, finds a reasonable basis to believe that
the employer has violated the requirements under this subsection, the Secretary
shall impose a penalty under subparagraph
(C).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID69c3869d32df4f7494bed0e7247b130a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
212(n)(2)(F) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)(F)) is amended by striking <quote>The
preceding sentence shall apply to an employer regardless of whether or not the
employer is an H–1B-dependent employer.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA2CB80B1363543E8980416FE01CFA905"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Information
sharing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 212(n)(2)(H)
(8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)(H)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id318EA1EEBEFF4A198BACEB4935B848A0" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDa832dca7ae6a40cb953fe2bb0a5dd013" indent="up1"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The Director of United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services shall provide the Secretary of Labor with
any information contained in the materials submitted by employers of H–1B
nonimmigrants as part of the adjudication process that indicates that the
employer is not complying with visa program requirements for H–1B
nonimmigrants. The Secretary may initiate and conduct an investigation and
hearing under this paragraph after receiving information of noncompliance under
this
subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subchapter><subchapter id="idC19A1B6F19D347E8AE7BA5DD79235460"><enum>C</enum><header>Other
Protections</header>
<section id="ID5f0b9db44f314976b3eb8ccb108c0226"><enum>453.</enum><header>H–1B
government authority and requirements</header>
<subsection id="ID23e65ef798b340cd898a0fa3f352ec19"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Immigration
documents</header><text>Section 204 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1154) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13577D7CBF884CFFAB9412E2C0A4C33D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID5979dff90e3140bbbbd0694d0867fbd5"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Employer to
provide immigration paperwork exchanged with Federal agencies</header><text>Not
later than 21 business days after receiving a written request from a former,
current, or future employee or beneficiary, an employer shall provide such
employee or beneficiary with the original (or a certified copy of the original)
of all petitions, notices, and other written communication exchanged between
the employer and the Department of Labor, the Department of Homeland Security,
or any other Federal agency or department that is related to an immigrant or
nonimmigrant petition filed by the employer for such employee or
beneficiary.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID76a9b261be174f3ca9493ba080fd3ce6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on job
classification and wage determinations</header><text>Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall prepare a report analyzing the accuracy and effectiveness
of the Secretary of Labor's current job classification and wage determination
system. The report shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3675aae18871447f9f5115654eedb34c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>specifically
address whether the systems in place accurately reflect the complexity of
current job types as well as geographic wage differences; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ebb8b7020bf4fbba96873c218a3b583"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make
recommendations concerning necessary updates and modifications.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id98BF77F2F68740BF89330F979181C5FC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Minor
violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
212(n)(2)(C)(i)(II) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)(C)(i)(II)) is amended by striking
<quote>shall</quote> and inserting <quote>may</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID74220cd09c3d4e50ad8fb9cdbfedc6ac"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Posting
available positions through Department of Labor</header>
<paragraph id="ID8e78b12f5fa6447188e8efbdc24f3c3a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Department of
labor website</header><text>Section 212(n)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4CCE0FB880A4097BE08BF78415514EA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDd263142cc99f49258624c7678bd65497"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD471148250F64C13A2BC31217A60F52C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of
2010</short-title>, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a searchable
Internet website for posting positions as required by paragraph (1)(C), which
shall be available to the public without charge.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2BD9689E0E4545A68F5869420FD5E289" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary may work with private
companies or nonprofit organizations to develop and operate the Internet
website described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD6E48928ADBE4B8392A4FE8B2199C469" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Secretary may promulgate rules,
after notice and a period for comment, to carry out the requirements of this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID93b4c369e01c40cab80c6062157c9b6f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement for
publication</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall submit to Congress and
publish in the Federal Register and other appropriate media a notice of the
date that the Internet website required under section 212(n)(3) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act will be operational.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID75a621d0d75541998ac9a741a50e27ec"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The
amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply to an application filed on or
after the date that is 30 days after the date described in paragraph
(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDe4b79aaa1e8b4b4183f147ae592f31f4"><enum>454.</enum><header>H–1B and L–1
visa requirements</header>
<subsection id="idB8B8B2A6B3D9450EA2DC5B3BE297B9AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional H–1B
visa reforms</header>
<paragraph id="ID92f6e2d469cb49c9b567dffebf41396e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 214(g)(5) (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(5)) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID958adc7b186049e6833fe6dd960ac90b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<clause id="ID37937afc06ad437386940f501ad5993c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>nonprofit research</quote> and inserting
<quote>nonprofit</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7721b877bcab4b2bb58a08840d76024b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>Federal, State, or local</quote> before
<quote>governmental</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4d8a1a9f94a04bfdb66f3769969c0640"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdd277eae92d04a72a8a4164d8a56d164"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C) by adding at the end <quote>or has been awarded a medical specialty
certification based on post-doctoral training and experience in the United
States.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62f1e4a64bcb43509808143795a703d5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>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>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID56a1462733f845598ca0e0f5cabc2bd4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements
for information for H–1B and L–1 nonimmigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214 (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30CFF2A993C14512B4E9F6F1CF24B7CA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID304b168109714436b95179264b1b7230"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Requirements
for information for H–1B and L–1 nonimmigrants</header>
<paragraph id="IDf477d85aef6b43a1baaf31a3f19520dc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Upon issuing a visa to an applicant for nonimmigrant
status pursuant to subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section 101(a)(15) who is
outside the United States, the issuing office shall provide the applicant
with—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDde02482631594dfeb8ae7ef6481c40ef"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a brochure
outlining the obligations of the applicant's employer and the rights of the
applicant with regard to employment under Federal law, including labor and wage
protections;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5a671a0acb3b43f5952e559fd730ef46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the contact
information for appropriate Federal agencies or departments that offer
additional information or assistance in clarifying such obligations and rights;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa6836b0ad5c147289adf93311748663c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a copy of the
application submitted for the nonimmigrant under section 212(n) or the petition
submitted for the nonimmigrant under subsection (c)(2)(A), as
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd220020bc0004cc886eb719af2a729eb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Upon the issuance
of a visa to an applicant referred to in paragraph (1) who is inside the United
States, the issuing officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall
provide the applicant with the material described in clauses (i), (ii), and
(iii) of subparagraph
(A).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID7561a1d6aef349588f4e31e372cac269"><enum>455.</enum><header>Additional
department of labor employees</header>
<subsection id="IDe8463775a11a45a59d56eb3d9e4f7b70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Labor is authorized to hire 200
additional employees to administer, oversee, investigate, and enforce programs
involving nonimmigrant employees described in section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(B).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6a0ef74c84a24ce9a0a0cc0d372f4af1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section></subchapter><subchapter id="id498AD2E8213E4F1EBBA6D03898E986D4"><enum>D</enum><header>L–1 visa fraud
and abuse protections</header>
<section id="ID7eef7b325344498f84f3a32998882c54"><enum>456.</enum><header>L–1 employer
petition requirements</header>
<subsection id="id821C8677202043EFB8E4EA8764576EB9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Employment at
new offices</header><text display-inline="yes-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="idB102398812BA483CB58136CA1C332D8D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID8656e70fc7d64ae2937e21c95de9df60" indent="up2"><enum>(G)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idBDB31455A4A04F68ACE26E6A327FEB3E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>If the beneficiary of a
petition under this paragraph is coming to the United States to open, or be
employed in, a new office, the petition may be approved for up to 12 months
only if—</text>
<subclause id="idA328119269C94A4EB9D7B6C204C2304A" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the alien has not been the beneficiary
of 2 or more petitions under this subparagraph during the immediately preceding
2 years; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE6F9EEE513A04FF3B44CD155E83D20B5" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the employer operating the new office
has—</text>
<item id="idA54624190BDF43ADB898193B02CF55E3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>an adequate business plan;</text>
</item><item id="idEE6C8F4838C9420BAF50CFAD17ED83E3"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>sufficient physical premises to
carry out the proposed business activities; and</text>
</item><item id="idA55684650C6C4E719CF97F48BDE320E8"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the financial ability to commence
doing business immediately upon the approval of the petition.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="idA08BF050C16140C5AC35B4EBC78F7249" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>An extension of the approval period
under clause (i) may not be granted until the importing employer submits an
application to the Secretary of Homeland Security that contains—</text>
<subclause id="id6A03085C0324447F8B6F930593C5DCE5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>evidence that the importing employer
meets the requirements of this subsection;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF061BE6B8A4E492BB9FA5DA47AABF81F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>evidence that the beneficiary of the
petition is eligible for nonimmigrant status under section
101(a)(15)(L);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE0709C8F2F6249FAAEA7FBB7099EF25C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a statement summarizing the original
petition;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB8A2AFD70A1046A28960E1B61F895FFC"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>evidence that the importing employer
has fully complied with the business plan submitted under clause (i)(I);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC95B2C6C0682468CB44776928B08F2DE"><enum>(V)</enum><text>evidence of the truthfulness of any
representations made in connection with the filing of the original
petition;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id34F9814DCDE6451AA9E81D48F6CDF460"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>evidence that the importing employer,
for the entire period beginning on the date on which the petition was approved
under clause (i), has been doing business at the new office through regular,
systematic, and continuous provision of goods and services;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id47516AA2879743D98AC4DEBEB4FB2E06"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>a statement of the duties the
beneficiary has performed at the new office during the approval period under
clause (i) and the duties the beneficiary will perform at the new office during
the extension period granted under this clause;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9103ED90C3184D67A66200939B878243"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>a statement describing the staffing
at the new office, including the number of employees and the types of positions
held by such employees;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id48F886800B014EA49EF4DE775A726793"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>evidence of wages paid to
employees;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id112CA6AE39E849EAA19A257277B0BFD2"><enum>(X)</enum><text>evidence of the financial status of
the new office; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id560EFB082C214AEBA1472630001967A1"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>any other evidence or data prescribed
by the Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idD13E015EE19D4A1996E7F4A2194B074E" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A new office employing the
beneficiary of an L-1 petition approved under this paragraph shall do business
only through regular, systematic, and continuous provision of goods and
services for the entire period for which the petition is sought.</text>
</clause><clause id="id18A1D3834F6545F692E99B53CD4E305B" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Notwithstanding clause (ii), and
subject to the maximum period of authorized admission set forth in subparagraph
(D), the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary's discretion, may
approve a subsequently filed petition on behalf of the beneficiary to continue
employment at the office described in this subparagraph for a period beyond the
initially granted 12-month period if the importing employer has been doing
business at the new office through regular, systematic, and continuous
provision of goods and services for the 6 months immediately preceding the date
of extension petition filing and demonstrates that the failure to satisfy any
of the requirements described in those subclauses was directly caused by
extraordinary circumstances, as determined by the Secretary in the Secretary's
discretion.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4cb31f738c1a4606b6efcb0a8ca9c0d2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperation
with Secretary of State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(c)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)), as
amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1081ED9F623B4825AF4D31FC6C0AE403" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDff8fa373c50f4758b7d6035afa560199" indent="up2"><enum>(H)</enum><text>For purposes of approving petitions
under this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall work
cooperatively with the Secretary of State to verify the existence or continued
existence of a company or office in the United States or in a foreign
country.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDabbdda4454fa4619874b2c4522cb9fe9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Investigation
and disposition of complaints against L-1 employers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(c)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)), as
amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A6F194229C44B8091F2A9C42FF8FCD1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id864311C8035341A1B1BF27F75B361864" indent="up2"><enum>(I)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id20631551F48C4D8AA9247282A63F7A10"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Homeland Security may initiate an investigation of any employer that employs
nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L) with regard to the employer's
compliance with the requirements of this subsection.</text>
</clause><clause id="idECD99B4EF3014E64AB28D863B897C97E" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>If the Secretary receives specific
credible information from a source who is likely to have knowledge of an
employer's practices, employment conditions, or compliance with the
requirements under this subsection, the Secretary may conduct an investigation
into the employer's compliance with the requirements of this subsection. The
Secretary may withhold the identity of the source from the employer, and the
source's identity shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title
5, United States Code.</text>
</clause><clause id="id46F95E6E0F1745F3A46E7627816BC477" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Secretary shall establish a
procedure for any person desiring to provide to the Secretary information
described in clause (ii) that may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis
for the commencement of an investigation described in such clause, to provide
the information in writing on a form developed and provided by the Secretary
and completed by or on behalf of the person.</text>
</clause><clause id="id71ED0BA4F06E49E4B0F196C6F7A5BCFB" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>No investigation described in clause
(ii) (or hearing described in clause (vi) based on such investigation) may be
conducted with respect to information about a failure to comply with the
requirements under this subsection, unless the Secretary receives the
information not later than 24 months after the date of the alleged
failure.</text>
</clause><clause id="id97B8CEE089A94BC4818B0C24D3D00ACE" indent="up1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Before commencing an investigation of
an employer under clause (i) or (ii), the Secretary shall provide notice to the
employer of the intent to conduct such investigation. The notice shall be
provided in such a manner, and shall contain sufficient detail, to permit the
employer to respond to the allegations before an investigation is commenced.
The Secretary is not required to comply with this clause if the Secretary
determines that to do so would interfere with an effort by the Secretary to
investigate or secure compliance by the employer with the requirements of this
subsection. There shall be no judicial review of a determination by the
Secretary under this clause.</text>
</clause><clause id="id2A0A80D437284A5F8AD7A17975EE5873" indent="up1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>If the Secretary, after an
investigation under clause (i) or (ii), determines that a reasonable basis
exists to make a finding that the employer has failed to comply with the
requirements under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide the interested
parties with notice of such determination and an opportunity for a hearing in
accordance with section 556 of title 5, United States Code, not later than 120
days after the date of such determination. If such a hearing is requested, the
Secretary shall make a finding concerning the matter by not later than 120 days
after the date of the hearing.</text>
</clause><clause id="idA5BB872E0FA2429DA17509961E4FAEED" indent="up1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>If the Secretary, after a hearing,
finds a reasonable basis to believe that the employer has violated the
requirements under this subsection, the Secretary shall impose a penalty under
subparagraph (L).</text>
</clause><clause id="idA397C1264D0F432B8DDBE047645BEA55" indent="up1"><enum>(viii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1AEF1916A2EA414AA2B17968FF103301"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The Secretary may
conduct surveys of the degree to which employers comply with the requirements
under this section.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF1A974ECEB014A75B572EF2EFBFA2408" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<item id="id55824EA883C54A97BEB57FFAD12E0D31"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>conduct annual compliance audits of
not less than 1 percent of the employers that employ nonimmigrants described in
section 101(a)(15)(L) during the applicable fiscal year;</text>
</item><item id="id209D810D00734EE58EA9455F0CBDBF7B"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>conduct annual compliance audits of
each employer with more than 100 employees who work in the United States if
more than 15 percent of such employees are nonimmigrants described in
101(a)(15)(L); and</text>
</item><item id="id94B952F0CB7C44B08DE36DE399E20BE5"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>make available to the public an
executive summary or report describing the general findings of the audits
carried out pursuant to this
subclause.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDe1503310a1c6494a86f3c9bae2acc799"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Wage rate and
working conditions for L–1 nonimmigrant</header>
<paragraph id="ID88136ffadbb64324a753c72c8bd0c7a8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 214(c)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)), as amended by
this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6865099DE5464781BC8F35DCD45D1309" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID43fd0d10538142b5aaa15dddb7ff72b3" indent="up2"><enum>(J)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id49F41D524F3C40D1B470AA733B948303"><enum>(i)</enum><text>If an employer, in such
previous period specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security, employed 1 or
more such nonimmigrants, the employer shall provide to the Secretary of
Homeland Security the Internal Revenue Service Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement
filed by the employer with respect to such nonimmigrants for such
period.</text>
</clause><clause id="id15F62DC83C7D4294B907985235DECE46" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>It is a failure to meet a condition
under this subparagraph for an employer who has filed a petition to import 1 or
more aliens as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L)—</text>
<subclause id="id515BD170110D4F1FAE04400BA2FD6D20"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to require such a nonimmigrant to pay
a penalty for ceasing employment with the employer before a date mutually
agreed to by the nonimmigrant and the employer; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3C2D0D1C68C6473A928DDCFD3B1D51FB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to fail to offer to such a
nonimmigrant, during the nonimmigrant's period of authorized employment, on the
same basis, and in accordance with the same criteria, as the employer offers to
United States workers, benefits and eligibility for benefits, including—</text>
<item id="idA8FCD9D0E3DD48B7B8AB2F2EF8872EC3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the opportunity to participate in
health, life, disability, and other insurance plans;</text>
</item><item id="idF1A5A2C5E76948CABB8B9D604AF03AD1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the opportunity to participate in
retirement and savings plans; and</text>
</item><item id="idEC9671379E044AA599A0FCB6F5BD876C"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>cash bonuses and noncash
compensation, such as stock options (whether or not based on
performance).</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="id8DAC7BB19FA54E25B30555698AFC8658" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall determine whether a required payment under clause (iii)(I) is a penalty
(and not liquidated damages) pursuant to relevant State
law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d807c56dee945c88c0fb235f31667d7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall promulgate rules, after notice and a
period of comment, to implement the requirements of section 214(c)(2)(J) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)), as added by paragraph
(1). In promulgating rules under this paragraph, the Secretary shall take into
consideration any special circumstances relating to intracompany
transfers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa6d20838327740dc8e51c9dac1d31ca2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(c)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)), as
amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5C954F9F73F495B9CD8162B163B504E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID8ab260e4a00743be8f5e7b36b6c7fcf5" indent="up2"><enum>(K)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id89ECC8A26ED04B3CBEC379529DF8735B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>If the Secretary of
Homeland Security finds, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, a
failure by an employer to meet a condition under subparagraph (F), (G), (J), or
(L) or a misrepresentation of material fact in a petition to employ 1 or more
aliens as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L)—</text>
<subclause id="id6C82040B14D4459D93A565FA26F4A2C2" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Secretary shall impose such
administrative remedies (including civil monetary penalties in an amount not to
exceed $2,000 per violation) as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id27A07C2D3A2E4EC48FC92F8078C8B1F8" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Secretary may not, during a
period of at least 1 year, approve a petition for that employer to employ 1 or
more aliens as such nonimmigrants; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id27E4B3A2EA3B46E3ACE51E98A999836B" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in the case of a violation of
subparagraph (J) or (L), the employer shall be liable to the employees harmed
by such violation for lost wages and benefits.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id0C48D1CF76E440FE95A9ADAE2998DCF1" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>If the Secretary finds, after notice
and an opportunity for a hearing, a willful failure by an employer to meet a
condition under subparagraph (F), (G), (J). or (L) or a willful
misrepresentation of material fact in a petition to employ 1 or more aliens as
nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L)—</text>
<subclause id="id76C15E94EDAB47BE82E2008E9F2B91AD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Secretary shall impose such
administrative remedies (including civil monetary penalties in an amount not to
exceed $10,000 per violation) as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idDCC91A57092A4C8980C18DF0A50D22D8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Secretary may not, during a
period of at least 2 years, approve a petition filed for that employer to
employ 1 or more aliens as such nonimmigrants; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB47CFF1FAA7947DC8472A2C0F96EFCA0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in the case of a violation of
subparagraph (J) or (L), the employer shall be liable to the employees harmed
by such violation for lost wages and
benefits.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0062e1fdf0b6419b9b82e0c954550c23"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Prohibition on
retaliation against L–1 nonimmigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(c)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)), as
amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69ECABD9436840639D5674187EEA04EC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDc6b01670607f4741ad624203becb89fb" indent="up2"><enum>(L)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id17C2E9A83DC6459386A5059859D37084"><enum>(i)</enum><text>It is a violation of
this subparagraph for an employer who has filed a petition to import 1 or more
aliens as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L) to take, fail to
take, or threaten to take or fail to take, a personnel action, or to
intimidate, threaten, restrain, coerce, blacklist, discharge, or discriminate
in any other manner against an employee because the employee—</text>
<subclause id="id0AAE92C75F624F9A9094E04CF72990AB" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has disclosed information that the
employee reasonably believes evidences a violation of this subsection, or any
rule or regulation pertaining to this subsection; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idEBED0AD3B9624E2587180FDB3D0D4A6D" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>cooperates or seeks to cooperate with
the requirements of this subsection, or any rule or regulation pertaining to
this subsection.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id7783B63200034323BFEB1FD7A953E02B" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>In this subparagraph, the term
<term>employee</term> includes—</text>
<subclause id="idC23638BA1AD549EC98A7B8556564DAF8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a current employee;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB3EB774F669E441BB87215045AB96910"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a former employee; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2C9CA7B457D84C5E86950FC07DB54D16"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an applicant for
employment.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDeeb97b9b93dc435399f4aebdaac3af2f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Technical
amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 214(c)(2)
(8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)), as amended by this section, is further amended by
striking <quote>Attorney General</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Secretary of Homeland Security</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID379eb07b708742338d31d6b63f70d1e0"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reports on L–1
nonimmigrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
214(c)(8) (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(8)) is amended by inserting <quote>(L),</quote>
after <quote>(H),</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID30a57c76674e4825b76627ad2411d8c0"><enum>457.</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as specifically otherwise provided,
the amendments made by this section and subchapter C shall apply to
applications filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</section><section id="ID364226f74f98478a92f365f465f52da3"><enum>458.</enum><header>Report on L–1
blanket petition process</header>
<subsection id="ID8d7020dfee8940d8baf2fad6ece58b49"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement for
report</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall
submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding the use of
blanket petitions under section 214(c)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)(A)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id715E8BA22C174ECCABAB80D7D19219F4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report submitted under subsection (a) shall assess the efficiency and
reliability of the process for reviewing the blanket petitions described in
subsection (a), including whether the process includes adequate safeguards
against fraud and abuse.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDefd8965f01b1441b87e8809d6907ee5c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Appropriate
committees of Congress</header><text>In this section the term <term>appropriate
committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="IDdd23bdfa8c5f41e5a88ecff108021aff"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSGA00">Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7f6a2e0cb88d445d9674363c87c4d821"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0cbe4fc34a1a4792ab65f1735f458cc1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe97c5d8def7646f0886c6182c3a6372e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subchapter></chapter><chapter id="idC63ACFD530924DDCB5B61887A17E1CA1"><enum>6</enum><header>Miscellaneous
employment visa reforms</header>
<section id="ID15aeb589c05a45d49842496205f5eff0"><enum>461.</enum><header>Providing
premium processing of employment-based visa petitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Pursuant to section 286(u) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(u)), the Secretary shall
establish and collect—</text>
<subsection id="id41CD4604AC8A42CAB099EA4155A6D173"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a fee for premium processing of
employment-based immigrant petitions; and</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1839F94BA25E433096D467A1A26FFD5D"><enum>(b)</enum><text>a fee for premium
processing of an administrative appeal of any decision on a permanent
employment-based immigrant petition.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDf2bf04d314ca415f86d961c4890626c7"><enum>462.</enum><header>Visa
revalidation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 222 (8
U.S.C. 1202) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id710B9415669C4A639406EFE23C545565"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (h), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (1), by inserting <quote>and except as provided under subsection
(i),</quote> after <quote>Act</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE65843D65A6745C4B2932E0127F2AF4E"><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="idBE11CB3DA80349E4A210DA2DD9B0A396" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID7eb5f25a75244bd5a0a1077e76fb1157"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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 id="ID527a7aa8edd6449cb675c244455d8f6b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such visa is
valid or did not expire more than 12 months before the date of such
application;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID52aa40b3a062413fac9c8796f3a461b8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the alien is
seeking a nonimmigrant visa under the same subparagraph under which the alien
had previously received a visa; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f2e39976dcb4379927b87ed50ff5a4c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID6af34be67d5a49fc814d9cfb5efff15a"><enum>463.</enum><header>Application
fees for intending immigrants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 402 of Public Law 111–230 is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id863BA4167B3C446DBAD43D542B40A212"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>and
are not intending immigrants</quote> before the period at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAE9C40B1FA574964AE18E653F288DB1A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by inserting <quote>and
are not intending immigrants</quote> before the period at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID813e5d5a05ce4d66944fd34924b568ac"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AAD6C403309432895F29FABAF2B0E8B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID69dc11b1dd664e6496bf9fecf00dfa17"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Subsections (a)
and (b) shall not apply to seasonal or intermittent nonimmigrants, and family
members of nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5fbc502ad6c14fc79ffa2ce8910cc4c8"><enum>(e)</enum><text>For purposes of
subsections (a) and (b), the term <term>intending immigrant</term> means any
alien who intends to work and reside permanently in the United States, as
evidenced by—</text>
<paragraph id="id814D182D5FEE4CFAB2C92F09991B10D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a pending or
approved application for alien employment certification under section
212(a)(5)(A); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD2670F46C840405BA53DA7A7EAC15F0A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a pending or
approved petition under paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of section
203(b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDe8bc120db90b463aa1c90810ef948d11"><enum>464.</enum><header>E–1, E–2, and
L–1 visas</header>
<subsection id="id074ADB518A394736AAEB865C68513FEB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>E–1 and E–2
visas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(a)(15)(E)
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idBB5FBED2C8BD47518021D7DF3183D8FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>of commerce and
navigation</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id84DCA5F95FA74BB0A35DBD1F7DC712D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clause (iii) as clause
(iv); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC0E8DE53DAAF4084BE83875A4DB8B4ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(iii) to be employed by
an entity described in clause (i) or (ii) as a manager, supervisor, or employee
with essential skills to the enterprise, which is at least 50 percent owned by
nationals of the treaty country and, if the entity is described in clause (ii),
1 or more nationals of the treaty country have invested, or are actively in
process of investing, a substantial amount of capital to the
enterprise;</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDca7fa232ed3649f08fc5948ebb6aa363"><enum>(b)</enum><header>L–1 visas for
small companies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
(a)(44)(C) of 8 U.S.C. 1101 is amended by inserting at the end of the paragraph
the following: <quote>Neither the small size of the organization, nor the small
number of employees shall be a negative factor in determining managerial or
executive status</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID1a4067b0e76642da99ea5e87f198caec"><enum>465.</enum><header>Time limits
for nonimmigrants to depart the United States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214 (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4544DDAA11C457A8FE4288D228068D8" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDfd66615e55a4437c86f926093c69d6ff"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Separated
employees and dependents</header>
<paragraph id="IDb158e2396230497395e35a2177de5a21"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any alien who ceases to be employed by the alien’s
petitioning employer, regardless of the reason for such separation, shall be
automatically granted a period of authorized stay equal to 60 days from the
date of separation in which to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDcc5e7dc0f70f43f9a4804b14f55e0572"><enum>(A)</enum><text>depart the United
States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6c6bad587bb54581a6673f0840769c10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>apply for change
or extension of status.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID39b123091f654ad6b595439cfce0e3ab"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Spouse and
children</header>
<subparagraph id="id08C650DFEA0E4CB3A26A7AFD025D7629"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The spouse and children of an alien described in
paragraph (1) shall be automatically granted a period of authorized stay equal
to the principal alien employee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1e8166a42e4243ae981b1bae3a6d222c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Death of
principal alien employee</header><text>The spouse and children of a
nonimmigrant alien who dies shall be entitled to retain the dependent
nonimmigrant status to which they were eligible at the time of such death until
the later of—</text>
<clause id="idAACE3F44ACFD442D8867E511269D9F95"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1
year after such death; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idABF67E8626434E83A76BA4840B048D26"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the date on
which an adjudication of benefits under section 204(l) is
completed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></chapter><chapter id="id48B55741772548BB9A40E6880D6947CC"><enum>7</enum><header>POWER
Act</header>
<section id="ID895dad6fb0ab47b6b0e507ee2fa71397"><enum>471.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This chapter may be
cited as the<quote><short-title> Protect Our Workers from
Exploitation and Retaliation Act</short-title></quote> or the
<quote><short-title>POWER
Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID9797a9535cfd4472bcce289b88dfdf79"><enum>472.</enum><header>Victims of
serious labor and employment violations or crime</header>
<subsection id="ID3475cd618324445baff7857fc655d7a5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Protection for
victims of labor and employment violations</header><text>Section 101(a)(15)(U)
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID35e9b6235c1e4a06bfd278fc74cbf49e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause
(i)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3fb15c62d91b47f1b04709c147713f58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending
subclause (I) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F41C802087A448F936D5E9A645DD34D" style="OLC">
<subclause id="IDfbd8098a333a49509c706204758ee124"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the alien—</text>
<item id="ID709213681174489b9da5cf587878ec20"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>has suffered
substantial abuse or harm as a result of having been a victim of criminal
activity described in clause (iii);</text>
</item><item id="ID2994212cf8cd44f3b892476199fdaa61"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>has suffered
substantial abuse or harm related to a violation described in clause
(iv);</text>
</item><item id="IDab976ddcd15f48209e6382c8aaedf8c4"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>is
a victim of criminal activity described in clause (iii) and would suffer
extreme hardship upon removal; or</text>
</item><item id="ID59d91de4c9194763b4dd0ac84fd5e767"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>has suffered a
violation described in clause (iv) and would suffer extreme hardship upon
removal;</text>
</item></subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6bc432219c02491ba09070c937aa2eaa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subclause
(II), by inserting <quote>, or a labor or employment violation resulting in a
workplace claim described in clause (iv)</quote> before the semicolon at the
end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1de699981ce8474a9cb7d353c7df1c62"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subclause
(III)—</text>
<clause id="IDa1eeb23ba5eb44e5925410ce225d5f4a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>or State judge, to the Service</quote> and inserting <quote>,
State, or local judge, to the Department of Homeland Security, to the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, to the Department of Labor, to the National
Labor Relations Board</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe700f64ce9f24e3587e8fa92eb04d21e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, or investigating, prosecuting, or seeking civil remedies for
a labor or employment violation related to a workplace claim described in
clause (iv)</quote> before the semicolon at the end; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID51ddaecb255846eba1774ff24764319b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subclause
(IV)—</text>
<clause id="ID67ca761462ee4b188c9ce709e8c3d230"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>(aa)</quote> after <quote>(IV)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1a26ae9f716d4db3ac0dee169e5613bc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following: “or</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3192B5AAB834DB18DA118C18771211E" style="OLC">
<item id="IDf1d3f0fa640143329b76869827a92bcc"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a
workplace claim described in clause (iv) resulted from a labor or employment
violation;</text>
</item><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf50663da18464cba9064778a0b61eaed"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause
(ii)(II), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd65e5bca9dff4f7294d9372312a28216"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end and inserting <quote>and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0e1d7297ca2e4f8b802fd738e32eba62"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03621A6C84A14F8F93DA3B77CD7AB5F3" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID1f5ec2cd65284db78387bfdb3f6c1861"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in the labor or
employment violation related to a workplace claim, the alien—</text>
<subclause id="IDf29e43b33d3c4e3d98d3d91a87e6cbfd"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has filed, is a
material witness in, or is likely to be helpful in the investigation of, a
workplace claim (as defined in section 274A(e)(10)(C)(iii)(II)); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDc96fb3d2eb8046778af64bfe63aeeed5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>reasonably
fears, has been threatened with, or has been the victim of, an action involving
force, physical restraint, retaliation, or abuse of the immigration or other
legal process against the alien or another person by the employer in relation
to acts underlying the workplace claim or related to the filing of the
workplace claim;
or</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa3724dbb8c2c4347b583a07114b7297b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Temporary
protection for victims of crime, labor, and employment
violations</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may permit an alien to temporarily remain in the United States and
grant the alien employment authorization if the Secretary determines that the
alien—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3dedd491dc484efba9c4b600a1997be5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has filed for
relief under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID32088f2dbf734b2484067c9dd9650eeb"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idCDFBAA8B1775418B968D33AED895C844"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has filed, or is a
material witness to, a bona fide workplace claim (as defined in section
274A(e)(10)(B)(iii)(II) of such Act, as added by section 3(b)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id521C6D33183B422888C05EBEAF81033A" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has been helpful, is being helpful, or
is likely to be helpful to—</text>
<clause id="idBE0F98545C364D31B2662B6B679302A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a Federal, State, or local law
enforcement official;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3E2579C957624C139F02179E978CF25C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a Federal, State, or local
prosecutor;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE2A0BF390B6146E1883E9DAE2A8165F5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a Federal, State, or local
judge;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4F5ECF7C5D964BAF83BE4F8625754BBA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Department of Homeland
Security;</text>
</clause><clause id="id9BCA8A03AFA946D9931FA031AED97353"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1BBFEE3A28434914805C5677AB71DC51"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Department of Labor;</text>
</clause><clause id="id97B4DD70A1164AFE9D0660FAC8622D12"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the National Labor Relations
Board; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id7AF2DD9B8573414C869A90396A9927D1"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>other Federal, State, or local
authorities investigating, prosecuting, or seeking civil remedies related to
the workplace claim.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID34ba6a6856fc401f99710f79e2a0f99b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Section 214(p) (8 U.S.C. 1184(p)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9370e87c57ac43f3b4cb74801729c82d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>or investigating, prosecuting, or seeking civil remedies
for workplace claims described in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iv)</quote> after
<quote>section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii)</quote> each place such term appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID73232e08756b437883c2d0d84fc813ca"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by striking <quote>10,000</quote> and inserting <quote>20,000</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd915fd44da5445e5934e164696806ac2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc47fdcd6eee54f68860be3db138ba7ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or workplace claims described in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iv)</quote> after
<quote>described in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb564e76add014965b4a669185cbbf22b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or workplace claim</quote> after <quote>prosecution of such criminal
activity</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb7c3801f2447403d95779b2c33aac6e0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status for victims of crimes</header><text>Section 245(m)(1) (8 U.S.C.
1255(m)(1)) is amended by inserting <quote>or an investigation or prosecution
regarding a workplace claim</quote> after <quote>prosecution</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6981f033507c4003945bfb4625ae30d5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Change of
nonimmigrant classification</header><text>Section 384(a)(1) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1367(a)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDe01b9f0831244798938e6633fdf0fc24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking <quote>physical or mental abuse and the criminal
activity</quote> and inserting <quote>abuse and the criminal activity or
workplace claim</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe1eed6dd75bc4796ac33137d1f2257fc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by adding <quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8a9d1cacc9e1499e8964ee1bd4ff315c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (F) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87FC8C507F1746F08CA8CBD3EA0C6CF0" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID158f82a1f7184f24a77110452a235448"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the alien's
employer,</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID599cb207c72547e6a5d7832decc456ee"><enum>473.</enum><header>Labor
enforcement actions</header>
<subsection id="ID87871a20b5c64428bd28793ffb78e2bd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Removal
proceedings</header><text>Section 239(e) (8 U.S.C. 1229(e)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDb7a33a15c0334ac691f98346a1e8da85"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID52f7d510c7244d5dba564d8da8229e35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>In cases where</quote> and inserting <quote>If</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID986207adbf1a4a2c8c0061db8bf7214f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or as a result of information provided to the Department of Homeland
Security in retaliation against individuals for exercising or attempting to
exercise their employment rights or other legal rights</quote> after
<quote>paragraph (2)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDffb7d680595a4faabc95e06f84f93665"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFC5A902A40B43E59C3EE3B8DA0811E5" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID62478bd9a6064b0c9cad5969594f9913"><enum>(C)</enum><text>At a facility
about which a workplace claim has been filed or is contemporaneously
filed.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID44453a6d974842f6ac987b23de09a224"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Unlawful
employment of aliens</header><text>Section 274A(e) (8 U.S.C. 1324a(e)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id665B78754DEF466EB0636B567ECA4C31" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID23926017da9342a095fcd361228b471a"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Conduct in
enforcement actions</header>
<subparagraph id="ID9c34a70b42df42aa8e8578a59098f576"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Enforcement
action</header><text>If the Department of Homeland Security undertakes an
enforcement action at a facility about which a workplace claim has been filed
or is contemporaneously filed, or as a result of information provided to the
Department in retaliation against employees for exercising their rights related
to a workplace claim, the Department shall ensure that—</text>
<clause id="IDcee9781ae9ff4db1b43f2c384cea706f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any aliens
arrested or detained who are necessary for the investigation or prosecution of
workplace claim violations or criminal activity (as described in subparagraph
(T) or (U) of section 101(a)(15)) are not removed from the United States until
after the Department—</text>
<subclause id="ID66508e6d24974a8b858dd0b0ff8b9806"><enum>(I)</enum><text>notifies the
appropriate law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over such violations or
criminal activity; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID556454d957fa410d8ec6de708f1d2043"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provides such
agency with the opportunity to interview such aliens; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID82da40b4037247baaf27d673e6fe0a57"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>no aliens
entitled to a stay of removal or abeyance of removal proceedings under this
section are removed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7b5258439ddd454ba86cf789cfa6f759"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Protections for
victims of crime, labor, and employment violations</header>
<clause id="ID1534b22fece04cfeb50ae21322cbe152"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Stay of removal
or abeyance of removal proceedings</header><text>An alien against whom removal
proceedings have been initiated under chapter 4 of title II, who has filed a
workplace claim, who is a material witness in any pending or anticipated
proceeding involving a workplace claim, or who has filed for relief under
section 101(a)(15)(U), shall be entitled to a stay of removal or an abeyance of
removal proceedings and to employment authorization until the resolution of the
workplace claim or the denial of relief under section 101(a)(15)(U) after
exhaustion of administrative appeals, whichever is later, unless the Department
establishes, by a preponderance of the evidence in proceedings before the
immigration judge presiding over that alien's removal hearing, that—</text>
<subclause id="ID24be05e33afa484a87a73b39ac1b01b7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Department
initiated the alien's removal proceeding for wholly independent reasons and not
based on, or as a result of, any information provided to, or obtained by, the
Department—</text>
<item id="IDde5ed6710fe74ba084c9b8fdef697ba2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>from the alien's
employer;</text>
</item><item id="IDdd7343bf1c8743d59aa63dadba752554"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>from any outside
source, including any anonymous source or any individual described in
subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 1384(a)(1) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1367(a)(1));
or</text>
</item><item id="ID55db246e87f14ddb8a24256a778876df"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>during the
prosecution or investigation of the workplace claim; and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="IDe12b4913a5a342bea082f2346ba5c9b4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the workplace
claim was filed in a bad faith with the intent to delay or avoid the alien's
removal.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID3cd0a071d8dc4c0bb0076d148b61d2f4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Any
stay of removal or abeyance of removal proceedings and employment authorization
issued pursuant to clause (i) shall remain valid until the resolution of the
workplace claim or the denial of relief under section 101(a)(15)(U) after the
exhaustion of administrative appeals, and shall be extended by the Secretary of
Homeland Security for a period of not longer than 3 additional years upon
determining that—</text>
<subclause id="ID42858bc248e74aa8b4c39e0cf6937e4a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>such relief would
enable the alien asserting a workplace claim to pursue the claim to
resolution;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID2e129c2f33014b1dab968c65576df882"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the deterrent
goals of any statute underlying a workplace claim would be served; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID70d56fcf4e73457581e99c5ce3122746"><enum>(III)</enum><text>such extension
would otherwise further the interests of justice.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID1be1223b8e1b4883a4bd1e68de830432"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<subclause id="ID93763b81b7e84dfc9859ce6d6bc9f7aa"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Material
witness</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term
<term>material witness</term> means an individual who presents a declaration
from an attorney investigating, prosecuting, or defending the workplace claim
or from the presiding officer overseeing the workplace claim attesting that, to
the best of the declarant’s knowledge and belief, reasonable cause exists to
believe that the testimony of the individual will be relevant to the outcome of
the workplace claim.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID3c146a99a3c5459ba104a43a38475f23"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Workplace
claim</header><text>The term <term>workplace claim</term> means any written or
oral claim, charge, complaint, or grievance filed with, communicated to, or
submitted to the employer, a Federal, State, or local agency or court, or an
employee representative related to the violation of applicable Federal, State,
and local labor laws, including laws concerning wages and hours, labor
relations, family and medical leave, occupational health and safety, or
nondiscrimination.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDb68e015e1e52497cba6f72d0bb1ffd39"><enum>474.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
chapter and the amendments made by this chapter.</text>
</section></chapter><chapter id="idA6FDFA041995437B8BF5C3CB4CF73C88"><enum>8</enum><header>Agricultural Job
Opportunities, Benefits, and Security</header>
<section id="IDb279cb84996b4a4b830c814474fb7870"><enum>475.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This chapter may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Agricultural Job
Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2010</short-title></quote> or the
<quote><short-title>AgJOBS Act of
2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><subchapter id="id8768197398D442C69DBA152580D4FCEF"><enum>A</enum><header>Blue Card
Status</header>
<section id="id418227C74C1C4029966DF0B4495212A0"><enum>476.</enum><header>Requirements
for blue card status</header>
<subsection id="ID282906b7641741b1a6efe98e3a5c0801"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement to
grant blue card status</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary shall, pursuant to the requirements of this section, grant
blue card status to an alien who qualifies under this section if the Secretary
determines that the alien—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1d4ece3142164f1598dd10808e173b8d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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, 2008;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID52b93597e0f642ab8008355b1b6cf580"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 the enactment of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4937153ab2e04ade915a712abd6ccbb3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is otherwise
admissible to the United States under section 212 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182), except as otherwise provided under section
478(a)(2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9321711d178148b592bea79699980bc5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>has not been
convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor, an element of which involves bodily
injury, threat of serious bodily injury, or harm to property in excess of
$500.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID13b94dc1383142cc8a2368030ba60554"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorized
travel</header><text>An alien who is granted blue card status is authorized to
travel outside the United States (including commuting to the United States from
a residence in a foreign country) in the same manner as an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8fde4a94713a4f419aa86efa4531bde0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorized
employment</header><text>The Secretary shall provide an alien who is granted
blue card status an employment authorized endorsement or other appropriate work
permit, in the same manner as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID481d9b790f6b4cd1ba31bfe2cc0a5f6f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination of
blue card status</header>
<paragraph id="IDd1f34c8dcb744ac4a41a846251a63649"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deportable
aliens</header><text>The Secretary shall terminate blue card status granted to
an alien if the Secretary determines that the alien is deportable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID476ffd84d48445dca5a5d2640693c704"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other grounds
for termination</header><text>The Secretary shall terminate blue card status
granted to an alien if—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0b23bc216431427f8df0a42194d1925f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(6)(C)(i)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID13278780c11c454ab0ec6fcd89c8387d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the alien—</text>
<clause id="ID387b3047532944b885398a67cf933fc5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>commits an act
that makes the alien inadmissible to the United States under section 212 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182), except as provided under
section 478(a)(2);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID81b51bceed24495ebe94041c2c2b3b4d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is
convicted of a felony or 3 or more misdemeanors committed in the United
States;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7f3fa41b4f514672a36d1ba888a1c7f4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7eb5d20709f7411988a521cfa6c7e504"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>fails to perform
the agricultural employment required under paragraph (1)(A) of section 478(a)
unless the alien was unable to work in agricultural employment due to the
extraordinary circumstances described in paragraph (3) of such section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDefce40a1d8ba494490c679b593ecd032"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Record of
employment</header>
<paragraph id="ID8d8e402a7b3445c3aec3010929cd3d5f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each employer of an alien granted blue card status shall
annually—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8d1fe3d59fb54f7d8615f8c7ccf753db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide a written
record of employment to the alien; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc44d60ac66ce46e5a5d429f9a27279aa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide a copy of
such record to the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID845f54262056425cb5c2c22b25cfa8fd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Civil
penalties</header>
<subparagraph id="ID45939ea17a914fc9b128ae059fb245d8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary determines, 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 paragraph (1) or has
provided a false statement of material fact in such a record, the employer
shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per
violation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID424f4c57658f4432bd747bcd738ed255"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
penalty applicable under subparagraph (A) 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>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaa896f2019014fcba4f61d1a2136ac38"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The
obligation under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is 6 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDaac1335db5c84a67b75317f81992ebc8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Required
features of identity card</header><text>The Secretary shall provide each alien
granted blue card status, and the spouse and any child of each such alien
residing in the United States, with a card that contains—</text>
<paragraph id="ID49d8f9a357b449939a630bcc13843ff4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an encrypted,
machine-readable, electronic identification strip that is unique to the alien
to whom the card is issued;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a81660263ea4ea99a624fbcc4740e71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>biometric
identifiers, including fingerprints and a digital photograph; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8b1c0fd35fb44e8c9c72d590d18e7e99"><enum>(3)</enum><text>physical security
features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the
card for fraudulent purposes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe31750a82f9048a7b5a157d5a43e8af5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Fine</header><text>An
alien granted blue card status shall pay a $100 fine to the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5e1622d2f0fd4ae7a1e16df31b5caf0a"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Maximum
number</header><text>The Secretary may not issue more than 1,350,000 blue cards
during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4477e8c7fa0c4b59bc03363dcfd054a7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Treatment of
aliens granted blue card status</header>
<paragraph id="ID504683311b9d48c9bf75324c139d8c48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided under this section, an alien
granted blue card status (including a spouse or child of the alien granted
derivative status) shall be considered to be an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence for purposes of any law other than any provision of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd8dda8a88f7e473f8bb580b59ceb282c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Delayed
eligibility for certain Federal public benefits</header><text>Except as
otherwise provided in law, an alien granted blue card status (including a
spouse or child of the alien granted derivative 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 alien is granted an adjustment of status under section 478.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDf9206700786942e9928488d72430d3b6"><enum>477.</enum><header>Application
for blue card status</header>
<subsection id="IDf4b2a30e4f19472fb49a409b29505200"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID861c4c1f998a487599a529b37112888d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>applications for
blue card status may be submitted—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb37305d3e19e4745b3be356cd3a6d1f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the Secretary
if the applicant is represented by an attorney or a nonprofit 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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe2a9ce129c3e4f3599aac46154fee642"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to a qualified
designated entity if the applicant consents to the forwarding of the
application to the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDec644946af75490f8a96b790985ce115"><enum>(2)</enum><text>applications for
adjustment of status under section 478 shall be filed directly with the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID50236a937c3d42d4b7fe85800428319b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
designated entity defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>qualified designated entity</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3c629cf55c004f4695d49450d5c3dffa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a qualified farm
labor organization or an association of employers designated by the Secretary;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbe016989514849a3a1f44f5fd2a4ef4f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any such other
person designated by the Secretary if that Secretary determines such person is
qualified and has substantial experience, demonstrated competence, and has a
history of long-term involvement in the preparation and submission of
applications for adjustment of status under section 209, 210, or 245 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159, 1160, and 1255), the Act
entitled <quote>An Act to adjust the status of Cuban refugees to that of lawful
permanent residents of the United States, and for other purposes</quote>,
approved November 2, 1966 (Public Law 89–732; 8 U.S.C. 1255 note), Public Law
95–145 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note), or the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
(Public Law 99–603; 100 Stat. 3359) or any amendment made by that Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc3f78cade27b4b05a88c38b82ddb02cf"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Proof of
eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="IDe2242228eb244dceb4bb9f936e310252"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An alien may establish that the alien meets the
requirement of section 476(a)(1) or 478(a)(1) 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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa7fe42fef31d4916950d16943940910a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Documentation
of work history</header>
<subparagraph id="IDa2e0fc78a09f4564934f117683a9bc16"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Burden of
proof</header><text>An alien applying for status under section 476(a) or 478(a)
has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the alien has
worked the requisite number of hours or days required under section 476(a)(1)
or 478(a)(1), as applicable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaf84ed5264f74ca6b4cb3ed6bcdc7980"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timely
production of records</header><text>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 subparagraph (A) may be met by
securing timely production of those records under regulations to be promulgated
by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6a1e302a0def40eba3258f1125103be0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Sufficient
evidence</header><text>An alien may meet the burden of proof under subparagraph
(A) to establish that the alien has performed the days or hours of work
required by section 476(a)(1) or 478(a)(1) by producing sufficient evidence to
show the extent of that employment as a matter of just and reasonable
inference.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID913b8b235b444210aa7a6e192ab17758"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications
submitted to qualified designated entities</header>
<paragraph id="ID8d3513431dd9470bb90b738f52dcf3e6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Each
qualified designated entity shall agree—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID215996c2bc5c41529ca54cc60a7ed8c1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to forward to the
Secretary an application submitted to that entity pursuant to subsection
(a)(1)(B) if the applicant has consented to such forwarding;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1992e6b9a1da444e93df24f52d5cd37c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not to forward to
the Secretary any such application if the applicant has not consented to such
forwarding; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1e559d60ce244155b48f8adda98641e4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to assist an
alien in obtaining documentation of the alien's work history, if the alien
requests such assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3cbb09b76ec84989af84175667801414"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No authority to
make determinations</header><text>No qualified designated entity may make a
determination required by this subtitle to be made by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID07465001599c4fbfb7c1c079982cc326"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on
access to information</header><text>Files and records collected or compiled by
a qualified designated entity for the purposes of this section are confidential
and the Secretary shall not have access to such a file or record relating to an
alien without the consent of the alien, except as allowed by a court order
issued pursuant to subsection (f).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDe558bca589c34a258db4fce30244594b"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Confidentiality
of information</header>
<paragraph id="IDe1e81ccabaab4717b8dd235a3ec15087"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
Secretary or any other official or employee of the Department or a bureau or
agency of the Department is prohibited from—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDef18fc535334436e84902b21970c92aa"><enum>(A)</enum><text>using information
furnished by the applicant pursuant to an application filed under this title,
the information provided by an applicant to a qualified designated entity, or
any information provided by an employer or former employer for any purpose
other than to make a determination on the application or for imposing the
penalties described in subsection (g);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID966f86acb952467a9054d2382aa2e5f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>making any
publication in which the information furnished by any particular individual can
be identified; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDef04fc2cc664447c8ad00f8c692d4b16"><enum>(C)</enum><text>permitting a
person other than a sworn officer or employee 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>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc8d39752fc40457488996fae4ae9c6f3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
disclosures</header><text>The Secretary shall provide the information furnished
under this title or any other information derived from such furnished
information to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9fd3ceae857a41ef8f898d24f14970eb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd778cc76069d4642a4541104920257ab"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an official
coroner, for purposes of affirmatively identifying a deceased individual,
whether or not the death of such individual resulted from a crime.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID31a45432cadf48598105a47f412d9120"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Construction</header>
<subparagraph id="ID0a207485cd6f45f8b86b9611fd9d9eb7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing in this subsection may 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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf4b83d5744e2496382db3973bdc9d7ce"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criminal
convictions</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subsection, information concerning whether the alien applying for blue card
status or an adjustment of status under section 478 has been convicted of a
crime at any time may be used or released for immigration enforcement or law
enforcement purposes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID55b27e21a62c43c4bdf2a64f4e80b328"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Crime</header><text>Any
person who knowingly uses, publishes, or permits information to be examined in
violation of this subsection shall be subject to a fine in an amount not to
exceed $10,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID560cef70699840b8b9cb536268167d33"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Penalties for
false statements in applications</header>
<paragraph id="ID161397b319b84dc5a13f3566508c0927"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Criminal
penalty</header><text>Any person who—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID537595f3f8fa4070ae2f8ef23e21ecd5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>files an
application for blue card status or an adjustment of status under section 478
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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2af1a9ebc13341bfb78e5b77eea8f103"><enum>(B)</enum><text>creates or
supplies a false writing or document for use in making such an
application,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">shall be
fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than
5 years, or both.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDca43b5042ed44d7481ea7335ab95639f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inadmissibility</header><text>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) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(6)(C)(i)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0038026b75fa4af68a2ee47336836435"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Eligibility for
legal services</header><text>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 blue card
status or an adjustment of status under section 478.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDe950fd13a2734a3c8b206deb235328b5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Application
fees</header>
<paragraph id="IDf8ed71981d8b47a891d5fdb51d6fef3e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fee
schedule</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for a schedule of fees
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDbee47f30e85e4d57a14fadc3bc61623e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be charged
for the filing of an application for blue card status or for an adjustment of
status under section 478; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID692cbf22455d47cc9f668fa005dab6b3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be charged by
qualified designated entities to help defray the costs of services provided to
such applicants.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDef5474f1b5bd49e791b838003e82456a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition on
excess fees by qualified designated entities</header><text>A qualified
designated entity may not charge any fee in excess of, or in addition to, the
fees authorized under paragraph (1)(B) for services provided to
applicants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID03427672a14d42288f68153accef5c53"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disposition of
fees</header>
<subparagraph id="ID7dcfdb85da3c41e79a848d31a832d1a0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 paragraph (1)(A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4eb42f263d4d493eacd2be9b5ab1fe53"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of fees for
application processing</header><text>Amounts deposited in the
<quote>Agricultural Worker Immigration Status Adjustment Account</quote> shall
remain available to the Secretary until expended for processing applications
for blue card status or an adjustment of status under section 478.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDa0077ea9f4f7423f856f8423e1d7e664"><enum>478.</enum><header>Adjustment to
permanent residence</header>
<subsection id="ID0db1cefe830d429a81f8f44962a070a0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (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>
<paragraph id="IDc81b3b7a790940eaa2b6d2f71e3ce3bb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualifying
employment</header>
<subparagraph id="IDb77c40791d944ceca72131fccf9c0136"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the alien has performed at
least—</text>
<clause id="ID61e7ad219c98426880d2314b0a274b2b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>5
years of agricultural employment in the United States for at least 100 work
days per year, during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9ecec6e8802e40db8c5ec5d3d00198ce"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>3
years of agricultural employment in the United States for at least 150 work
days per year, during the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID34c5f2ade948458e83c1d2e1a9982b9e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>4-Year period
of employment</header><text>An alien shall be considered to meet the
requirements of subparagraph (A) if the alien has performed 4 years of
agricultural employment in the United States for at least 150 work days during
3 years of those 4 years and at least 100 work days during the remaining year,
during the 4-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb510e881389247f89042c021323ed1d5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Proof</header><text>An
alien may demonstrate compliance with the requirement under paragraph (1) by
submitting—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0cfb316cf4774147abc5c4e2e78c7565"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the record of
employment described in section 476(e); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID43e7b2ce505645a7b733acccd6006f14"><enum>(B)</enum><text>documentation
that may be submitted under section 477(c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6e8e7954b7294857bba1a8318592e9c2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Extraordinary
circumstances</header>
<subparagraph id="ID2a68cafce37b4f018bf1f85d8c425b53"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In determining whether an alien has met the requirement
of paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary may credit the alien with not more than 12
additional months of agricultural employment in the United States to meet such
requirement if the alien was unable to work in agricultural employment due
to—</text>
<clause id="IDbd70c8a301f74caa99d6e1aa64db4158"><enum>(i)</enum><text>pregnancy,
injury, or disease, if the alien can establish such pregnancy, disabling
injury, or disease through medical records;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID52972bb5ac0443ceab55205976a7ede2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>illness,
disease, or other special needs of a minor child, if the alien can establish
such illness, disease, or special needs through medical records;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID54effba851344e43a631b1c868314ee2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>severe weather
conditions that prevented the alien from engaging in agricultural employment
for a significant period of time; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2fde981bf41f4c93aaf40772f3858c17"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>termination from
agricultural employment, if the Secretary finds that the termination was
without just cause and that the alien was unable to find alternative
agricultural employment after a reasonable job search.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID87d189a8ec2942d4bea84746d392a28f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of
finding</header><text>A finding made under subparagraph (A)(iv), with respect
to an alien, shall not—</text>
<clause id="ID214bc7f2c68f4056afb7f1b0c68389b6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be
conclusive, binding, or admissible in a separate or subsequent judicial or
administrative action or proceeding between the alien and a current or prior
employer of the alien or any other party; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0081ae7dce4d4bd68028e46a67c51fd5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>subject the
alien's employer to the payment of attorney fees incurred by the alien in
seeking to obtain a finding under subparagraph (A)(iv).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID79317ea522304d89b006c3a48f788a2f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application
period</header><text>The alien applies for adjustment of status not later than
7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbc49c2ed04724e24965c249718e53eaa"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Fine</header><text>The
alien pays a fine of $400 to the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID38c2f26a25bd48b68e0a89bd9dfd21bc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grounds for
denial of adjustment of status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall deny an alien granted
blue card status an adjustment of status under this section if—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1031afd212114b24850bcf0892cc39ec"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(6)(C)(i)); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID228d314a07d64d95937ffc212cf360cb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the alien—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb94e67fdfcef4ac5bb21656cb65d2891"><enum>(A)</enum><text>commits an act
that makes the alien inadmissible to the United States under section 212 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182), except as provided under
section 105(b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID28278601c7624700b31a553d689f618e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is convicted of a
felony or 3 or more misdemeanors committed in the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdc011224c5054b65bd89fd637d4bddd6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe4a5fdc94fc54daf9fc5e061ebfff09e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>failed to perform
the agricultural employment required under paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (a)
unless the alien was unable to work in agricultural employment due to the
extraordinary circumstances described in paragraph (3) of such
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf81a86fed98741d1b11fda0f63eadf45"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grounds for
removal</header><text>Any alien granted blue card status who does not apply for
adjustment of status under this section before the expiration of the
application period described in subsection (a)(4) or who fails to meet the
other requirements of subsection (a) by the end of the application period, is
deportable and may be removed under section 240 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID794c7c18e2554ca69a993f8da201b5fa"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Payment of
taxes</header>
<paragraph id="ID7d21bf42c16440d6be2a6b144de3d9ff"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than the date on which an alien's status is
adjusted under this section, the alien shall establish that the alien does not
owe any applicable Federal tax liability by establishing that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf61e8b5cce89482d915ac2fa8d250a61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no such tax
liability exists;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID56adc305205145f7bc4f7fa0a5f2ca80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all such
outstanding tax liabilities have been paid; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4c8a24119fe1430dbd6c1ad85fa29e6f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the alien has
entered into an agreement for payment of all outstanding liabilities with the
Internal Revenue Service.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2fe6546b474a470bb2d3084188fc4658"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable
Federal tax liability</header><text>In paragraph (1) 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 subsection (a)(1) for which the statutory period for assessment
of any deficiency for such taxes has not expired.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID235a87865e134931a25723809c0f0b19"><enum>(3)</enum><header>IRS
cooperation</header><text>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 subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID02cc9b9318fa47e5b125ed38ab02d15f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Spouses and
minor children</header>
<paragraph id="ID01805195cabd41e48385f2630e8f4890"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 any adjustment of status under subsection (a),
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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5f1131608cfb4bbe803155ce3e3841c5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of
spouses and minor children</header>
<subparagraph id="ID145f5b4c807e42aba9a1683efde66606"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Granting of
status and removal</header><text>The Secretary shall grant derivative status to
the alien spouse and any minor child residing in the United States of an alien
granted blue card status and shall not remove such derivative spouse or child
during the period that the alien granted blue card status maintains such
status, except as provided in paragraph (3). A grant of derivative status to
such a spouse or child under this subparagraph shall not decrease the number of
aliens who may receive blue card status under subsection (h) of section
101.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID53c553e15dc349d1b7db161774fb346f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Travel</header><text>The
derivative 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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbe19fa9bba5e41a698ea34e69df2b468"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Employment</header><text>The
derivative 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>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbeeec3da3d5a4c018a4c5abd88ccf969"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grounds for
denial of adjustment of status and removal</header><text>The Secretary shall
deny an alien spouse or child adjustment of status under paragraph (1) and may
remove such spouse or child under section 240 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a) if the spouse or child—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2d6c637bbf4a4aed818c643d0aeea403"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 section
479(a)(2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd45928bf41634c559a9d045dc25b560f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is convicted of a
felony or 3 or more misdemeanors committed in the United States; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa3b9b065981f4a178ffb11855da7803f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id6CA9587CF12D4310A187E2CCAEF577DE"><enum>479.</enum><header>Other
provisions</header>
<subsection id="IDee1ad6be99c24f109b1190708c15fab0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Waiver of
numerical limitations and certain grounds for inadmissibility</header>
<paragraph id="ID07ef178823444aa6b6e0dc05a431e55c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Numerical
limitations do not apply</header><text>The numerical limitations of sections
201 and 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151 and 1152)
shall not apply to the adjustment of aliens to lawful permanent resident status
under section 478.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcf07cef8b52a4ccea5cb6d7abfc9386e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver of
certain grounds of inadmissibility</header><text>In the determination of an
alien<quote>s eligibility for status under section 101(a) or an alien</quote>s
eligibility for adjustment of status under section 478(b)(2)(A) the following
rules shall apply:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID62451e8eb9a244a5a1f1427380f86b19"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Grounds of
exclusion not applicable</header><text>The provisions of paragraphs (5),
(6)(A), (7), and (9) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) shall not apply.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID81b094ecfb4e40ddbef45b9b999477c2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver of other
grounds</header>
<clause id="IDe980096f0b2e4c71abd5820c071b347b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 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 id="IDf7daebeaa84842db8064086cad3ba18d"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Grounds that
may not be waived</header><text>Subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (G), (H), and
(I) of paragraph (2) and paragraphs (3) and (4) of such section 212(a) may not
be waived by the Secretary under subparagraph (A).</text>
</clause><clause id="ID62401296d35549578200d289ef6a03e0"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this paragraph 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 id="IDf56c73e45e5b4ff9b03224e132ff5158"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Special rule
for determination of public charge</header><text>An alien is not ineligible for
blue card status or an adjustment of status under section 478 by reason of a
ground of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (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><paragraph id="IDdbeb8ffdfb18447ca67f724775b9dd04"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Temporary stay
of removal and work authorization for certain applicants</header>
<subparagraph id="ID46274113579843448e3c19b3b18ea3fd"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Before
application period</header><text>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 section
476(a)(2) 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>
<clause id="ID717b8ba206c04138a1ac15c1eae7a63f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may
not be removed; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb79a5012236243e9ae9a339458138933"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall be granted
authorization to engage in employment in the United States and be provided an
employment authorized endorsement or other appropriate work permit for such
purpose.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa5c44d4b944b4417ad060b87f8f5ff81"><enum>(B)</enum><header>During
application period</header><text>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 section 476(a)(2), 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>
<clause id="ID9c693832a2584b58ba5303375259a7ae"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may
not be removed; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID379da631453547fa9eeeaa0b7387d455"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall be granted
authorization to engage in employment in the United States and be provided an
employment authorized endorsement or other appropriate work permit for such
purpose.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID79922bea670a4f8ab946622f4e1ee473"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrative
and judicial review</header>
<paragraph id="ID5eae31687b0b4b5bb2ef969308f3d9ff"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be no administrative or judicial review of a
determination respecting an application for blue card status or adjustment of
status under section 478 except in accordance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd652642010a2479ba1b9cd8e6ec9da33"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative
Review</header>
<subparagraph id="IDd82d4e4e26a74d3abaa7e24aae16b42b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Single level of
administrative appellate review</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an
appellate authority to provide for a single level of administrative appellate
review of such a determination.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID833ca7ebe0844e66b5164b7a08746ac5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standard for
review</header><text>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 id="ID8fa97ca0adae437d909c3a1c86cd9970"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Judicial
review</header>
<subparagraph id="ID7f0dc961259941388bb58dd257b246a8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Limitation to
review of removal</header><text>There shall be judicial review of such a
determination only in the judicial review of an order of removal under section
242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8983b04b368542b180ec8cf25b82750f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standard for
judicial review</header><text>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 id="ID00a4d03cd85c44b699c97dbb2671a21f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning not
later than the first day of the application period described in section
476(a)(2), the Secretary, in cooperation with qualified designated entities (as
that term is defined in section 477(b)), shall broadly disseminate information
respecting the benefits that aliens may receive under this subtitle and the
requirements that an alien is required to meet to receive such benefits.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa8b512f857ef4bd5a4d727ffd9118db2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations,
effective date, authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="ID88db3ed3cbd443ab97cfb6164d775d19"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall issue regulations to implement this chapter not later than the
first day of the seventh month that begins after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID98cbfb2b93d447a9b2342b742afcdcb0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This chapter shall take effect on the date that regulations
required under subsection (a) are issued, regardless of whether such
regulations are issued on an interim basis or on any other basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfa3a77710a5543bb93206ea5afc264fd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary such sums as may be necessary to implement this subtitle, including
any sums needed for costs associated with the initiation of such
implementation, for fiscal years 2011 and 2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idF1031301CFC1424BB09C00D6758F7FE0"><enum>480.</enum><header>Correction of
Social Security records</header>
<subsection id="IDb81a102a51444bde83b9696a5ab680e5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 208(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
408(e)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9c2e661809c9420197cc993cdb421ef2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa82ac53334aa45b49ae3b1a5ce7a7e6c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by inserting <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0c2a6de788944ab8983b4825f2a216fa"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (C) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0849C0508C0945E089C0CB63A4883351" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDa0149a39f6e44fd69588ce4fc8f31042"><enum>(D)</enum><text>who is granted
blue card status under the <short-title>AgJOBS Act of
2010</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6a2dce4f26764231817023686ccea739"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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 id="ID146a2a61fe894cda886b4e07139475ca"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>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></subchapter><subchapter id="id35233FE989054D47A3F67DEE0A31421A"><enum>B</enum><header>Reform of H–2A
worker program</header>
<section id="ID1a69a7b1700d4ddbbad27d31cc77b3d2"><enum>481.</enum><header>Amendments to
the Immigration and Nationality Act</header>
<subsection id="ID2f17f92e4b3a492ea38a7ffb1e50cc21"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title II (8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.) is amended by striking
section 218 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CAC93AFCBB34DC4965D0138555BF247" style="OLC">
<section id="ID56b80f802e0c4bfeb32e636d46b0f8af"><enum>218.</enum><header>H–2A employer
applications</header>
<subsection id="IDc94a0c317642447092f6b45df663fbc5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applications to
the Secretary of labor</header>
<paragraph id="ID24adfc6651d547128de52353a389ef58"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID19d1cf3b7ca645889e101d2770f60544"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the assurances
described in subsection (b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb92822581605444eb99df04eb6c6c306"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
the nature and location of the work to be performed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5f32931636d44023af688c823f14f928"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the anticipated
period (expected beginning and ending dates) for which the workers will be
needed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf22d7339834b486891597d985249610e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of job
opportunities in which the employer seeks to employ the workers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa227b458782b42e090b4adcbd9a534b9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Accompanied by
job offer</header><text>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 id="ID08b7fff818dc4600ac1e922e846ff5db"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assurances for
inclusion in applications</header><text>The assurances referred to in
subsection (a)(1) are the following:</text>
<paragraph id="ID5a4373edff3c4094b7db66f24bad77b7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Job
opportunities covered by collective bargaining agreements</header><text>With
respect to a job opportunity that is covered under a collective bargaining
agreement:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1d51f0e4566f4a92b8155909a5e73276"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Union contract
described</header><text>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 id="ID5ab0673c9c454f10ad285bc4b30473fa"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Strike or
lockout</header><text>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 id="IDdc3c02b22c29473c8fc87d745fd1cea7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notification of
bargaining representatives</header><text>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 id="ID8f3c5c26937542588e788cde52f9eb92"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Temporary or
seasonal job opportunities</header><text>The job opportunity is temporary or
seasonal.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1eb6dd3cb77245fcb7153be0526293e6"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Offers to
United States workers</header><text>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 id="ID52aaa7d2b22846209a7ad3429ee018ac"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Provision of
insurance</header><text>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 id="ID8a81f7df22c348e0871db6ac2a590e8e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Job
opportunities not covered by collective bargaining
agreements</header><text>With respect to a job opportunity that is not covered
under a collective bargaining agreement:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe175b5aec21d4e978c09397d20f40dda"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Strike or
lockout</header><text>The specific job opportunity for which the employer has
applied for 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 id="ID58ef82bbf0244bc7aab8a1f581064f04"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Temporary or
seasonal job opportunities</header><text>The job opportunity is temporary or
seasonal.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5e70ecb01bc4a9ea7399edff2a813a1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Benefit, wage,
and working conditions</header><text>The employer will provide, at a minimum,
the benefits, wages, and working conditions required by section 218A to all
workers employed in the job opportunities for which the employer has applied
for an H–2A worker under subsection (a) and to all other workers in the same
occupation at the place of employment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbe91d978ed924fae9a7ef1edd7608e81"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Nondisplacement
of United States workers</header><text>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 has applied
for an H–2A worker.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7043626c134a411da21761fcec87818d"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Requirements
for placement of the nonimmigrant with other employers</header><text>The
employer will not place the nonimmigrant with another employer unless—</text>
<clause id="ID664e117bf9e44e5294566b677f79d57b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the nonimmigrant
performs duties in whole or in part at 1 or more worksites owned, operated, or
controlled by such other employer;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd501d7e4c4a042e39c2cf377e18e3715"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>there are
indicia of an employment relationship between the nonimmigrant and such other
employer; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID272bfd47ecc643d086b8ff51ceae8ee3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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 id="IDc56692e810414ebe91f310a8116b1098"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Statement of
liability</header><text>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 id="ID669c0e39f1ef4db2b3f9aae7584c7089"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Provision of
insurance</header><text>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 id="IDffd4fe41b90249f4938e545142aef2c9"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Employment of
United States workers</header>
<clause id="IDd3605e6f13674d4d829cb27be53ccb9b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Recruitment</header><text>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 id="ID37f42e8f01d0412482207e2dc0be1ae0"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Contacting
former workers</header><text>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 id="ID78aa179ad71e413ea45c17c143f664dd"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Filing a job
offer with the local office of the State employment security
agency</header><text>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 `America<quote>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 id="ID9f9ef088c04048b0b40e25df0dc5b67d"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Advertising
of job opportunities</header><text>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 id="IDab47b6bb96e54b739f20fe583fa5a206"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Emergency
procedures</header><text>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 id="IDeff99c159a784355a5b6be39f20cfcbe"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Job
offers</header><text>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 id="ID11e62a53f9a347399d559c7f8ebd1343"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Period of
employment</header><text>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 H–2A 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 H–2A worker who is in the job was hired has elapsed,
subject to the following requirements:</text>
<subclause id="ID87922ccc64d64f43b59e18c03b1520ee"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>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 id="IDbc2fdd151a3d473e8f13809e3279a731"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Complaints</header><text>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 id="ID932e12d6938d40e8ab23a3f303afd8c7"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Placement of
United States workers</header><text>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 id="ID7ad03d0afe294283982be6de7858e4fb"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Statutory
construction</header><text>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 id="IDe6d2d7ff67134d59a7a5da0a11c20dc9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications by
associations on behalf of employer members</header>
<paragraph id="ID3e6cacce00f94a6c88abaa4d2210548d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 218A, 218B, and
218C.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID15d3781eef804f17b618e973d792f187"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of
associations acting as employers</header><text>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 id="ID6347f9ec4e944358b1cdbfee40973d48"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Withdrawal of
applications</header>
<paragraph id="IDe1933ccd1ad54a8fb139a271ef9b9136"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID45cabb72839e4e15af381f553fc0d9f2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>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 id="IDd6ca407f5e9546d7b790408163183e77"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Obligations
under other statutes</header><text>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 id="ID30882547c5a148ce8517b5c620cf1fa0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Review and
approval of applications</header>
<paragraph id="IDfa6dbf046b834a0081906ca84c6ef57b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Responsibility
of employers</header><text>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
worksite, a copy of each such application (and such accompanying documents as
are necessary).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9dd150a656984ba59217eb40ad4f98ad"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibility
of the Secretary of labor</header>
<subparagraph id="idA7BB6E7242A4473F890EE4BB70E298F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Compilation of
list</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall compile, on a current basis, a
list (by employer and by occupational classification) of the applications filed
under subsection (a). 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 id="ID1f490179381b47fab063537e4cb81e55"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review of
applications</header><text>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><section id="IDa86f69021f74468f8726b7828908066b"><enum>218A.</enum><header>H–2A
employment requirements</header>
<subsection id="IDba163c6e861045b6a28cac24d0d3d524"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Preferential
treatment of aliens prohibited</header><text>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 id="ID22d130f2458946458fe319550de8dc63"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum
benefits, wages, and working conditions</header><text>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 id="IDc1dd84badc7145e4b560df94454a823f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement to
provide housing or a housing allowance</header>
<subparagraph id="ID5852c368096841899640b9344918313c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID7b8dfb891785487ba8b8f195d696ec04"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Type of
housing</header><text>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 id="ID2dd22defb2c74779b1199ac5dc967c39"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Family
housing</header><text>If 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 id="IDc009bff502d742948f2c5e9453a591d7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Workers engaged
in the range production of livestock</header><text>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 id="IDa66592e6fe064a13b3d24c8a923f55ef"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>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 id="IDbd65a25cceb0402eae09e69d7716e900"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Charges for
housing</header>
<clause id="ID1879b189d8634e6ca1e7940cdadd4a59"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Charges for
public housing</header><text>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 id="ID0e60ac70a85a489e8b4a968a28f797c3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Deposit
charges</header><text>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 id="ID73536338951547b7ba728bc0fa210955"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Housing
allowance as alternative</header>
<clause id="IDa488650ecf364cf089d271e698c39a07"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the requirement set out in 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 id="ID85e47e2b9fc047ec866b3bb9f41c123a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>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 in agricultural work. Such
certification shall expire after 3 years unless renewed by the Governor of the
State.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7073ab18c15942a98c6343104c8a6f65"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Amount of
allowance</header>
<subclause id="ID2a37afa2055b42709b1f1ee43fad4c3a"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Nonmetropolitan
counties</header><text>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 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f(c)), based on a 2-bedroom dwelling unit and an assumption of 2 persons
per bedroom.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID52d460a9d29e4b02943fe0d9138231b1"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Metropolitan
counties</header><text>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 United States Housing Act of 1937 (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 id="IDf54e31d1dd994b7a8155d511e994877c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reimbursement
of transportation</header>
<subparagraph id="IDa66bc6a6e0324ccea279a15e6654e2da"><enum>(A)</enum><header>To place of
employment</header><text>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 id="ID17f935f0a8514eefa242fdb6d366c89f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>From place of
employment</header><text>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<quote>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</quote>s transportation and subsistence to such
subsequent employer's place of employment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2561bd90d39d4e118c910298d5e9f90f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header>
<clause id="ID7fe0a8d6e4094849be3903daa67580cb"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Amount of
reimbursement</header><text>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 id="IDcb1748b18c8d48adb4dbc0e7d52a3cc4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the actual cost
to the worker or alien of the transportation and subsistence involved;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID3a3afeea75e2408ab45970872be4ba21"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the most
economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges and subsistence
costs for the distance involved.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDd68291b753ae4b5a8d419cb03604ee59"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Distance
traveled</header><text>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 id="IDd302218417ef47af8dff7478074be979"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Early
termination</header><text>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 id="ID72ca14373d6f4288accec056708495ff"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Transportation
between living quarters and worksite</header><text>The employer shall provide
transportation between the worker<quote>s living quarters and the
employer</quote>s worksite without cost to the worker, and such transportation
will be in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5fea579e1c294f36ab624383a0834c02"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Required
wages</header>
<subparagraph id="ID30bf8dfd599a4049bea86b309f58e2df"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID5e3e7d683c15431da4ba9d41955cce2f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Effective
on the date of the enactment of the Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits,
and Security Act of 2009 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, 2009, as established by section 655.107 of
title 20, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24538e93db344be98c1587edfac7587a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Required wages
after 3-year freeze</header>
<clause id="IDc61f67949a724b49859fabb527d3bb19"><enum>(i)</enum><header>First
adjustment</header><text>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, 2009, had been
annually adjusted, beginning on March 1, 2012, by the lesser of—</text>
<subclause id="ID7839e71a3077467f9548dc79ee7dae19"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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 id="ID2f2abdcc5296445c988ee185e50018cf"><enum>(II)</enum><text>4
percent.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID2378ea880b8f4132bf07075747790f5d"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Subsequent
annual adjustments</header><text>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 id="IDf890f4ef9ab44fcbb52d73c1fffd5e66"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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 id="IDb2d9c51618b243429d5ac02c7da9ff17"><enum>(II)</enum><text>4
percent.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc1ee07e095e48b7bd67a1b2dac5e9cb"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Deductions</header><text>The
employer shall make only those deductions from the worker<quote>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</quote>s wages.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8db6adb18fcb4d389b06d26460db5037"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Frequency of
pay</header><text>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 id="ID27e6eece39b04fe78b6c35f753d80d54"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Hours and
earnings statements</header><text>The employer shall furnish to the worker, on
or before each payday, in 1 or more written statements—</text>
<clause id="ID38a7b9006c594609b45fefa6cb68872e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the worker's
total earnings for the pay period;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID03cc0a2134a24d4a9cb32e912e743ae1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the worker's
hourly rate of pay, piece rate of pay, or both;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdaa2557239bc4539896f22a6bd57e358"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the hours of
employment which have been offered to the worker (broken out by hours offered
in accordance with and over and above the 3/4 guarantee described in paragraph
(4);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID49730a6503cd4b6a8393a064f1fdfff2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the hours
actually worked by the worker;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID33947629cb5d460db4aaf43452066570"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an itemization of
the deductions made from the worker's wages; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID77e6bc1b52da48718bb0cc59ebe375b7"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>if piece rates
of pay are used, the units produced daily.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4780cfd63f3f42a18b6009962a945d1d"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Report on wage
protections</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2011, 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 id="ID5eb3a7930f114bb38b2534a652b96ede"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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>
</clause><clause id="ID44976de2f3c34b86ac961823a1293aee"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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 id="ID7a2fd4a7c05c443580161d0d2bb5d707"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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 id="IDe5b777c5dbae47ae84e8289a04733c7a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>whether any
changes are warranted in the current methodologies for calculating the adverse
effect wage rate and the prevailing wage; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID800f3fbecd72475882a423466718fb99"><enum>(v)</enum><text>recommendations
for future wage protection under this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf7b59fd446564b37bc5245eae351f1d2"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Commission on
wage standards</header>
<clause id="ID65f9e3ff80d142bbb52914e48c42a46a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established the Commission on Agricultural Wage Standards under the H–2A
program (in this subparagraph referred to as the
<term>Commission</term>).</text>
</clause><clause id="ID358c4e47393041a688e2733f77b05afe"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Commission shall consist of 10 members as follows:</text>
<subclause id="IDf9c3d13fc3f448818700585cb35bbdae"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Four
representatives of agricultural employers and 1 representative of the
Department of Agriculture, each appointed by the Secretary of
Agriculture.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID331fe95760144922964e6a1c11df00b1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Four
representatives of agricultural workers and 1 representative of the Department
of Labor, each appointed by the Secretary of Labor.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDe77e805b9b6d451885ccc0714dbeccec"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The
Commission shall conduct a study that shall address—</text>
<subclause id="ID7f7ffcee4e3b4c78a6e8901e10a536d5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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 id="ID210a933939844993ae603ecef9aa3a1d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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 id="ID6d7879b77bae46febe4f22ef3efdc3c5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>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 id="ID30c1365aa2884cde9d8cf56fdb0527ab"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>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 id="ID355e8d291cb74308bb804ab3165febb4"><enum>(V)</enum><text>recommendations
for future wage protection under this section.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDc948a1f4fbb54df98889c2c32e80c65b"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Final
report</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2011, the Commission shall
submit a report to the Congress setting forth the findings of the study
conducted under clause (iii).</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf19d16520b8b4ab3b37295865658a9d9"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Termination
date</header><text>The Commission shall terminate upon submitting its final
report.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcc3eb101d37846c2a37680fa5370ceaf"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Guarantee of
employment</header>
<subparagraph id="id160EC5802D664288BEF509C6CB36B17B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Offer to
worker</header><text>The employer shall guarantee to offer the worker
employment for the hourly equivalent of at least 3/4 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 id="ID228401ebb03843e39e711974ccad4c35"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to
work</header><text>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 id="ID14412ef678b14698ab5520450b1b5bf4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Abandonment of
employment, termination for cause</header><text>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 3/4 guarantee described in
subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb00ae63a346e43de8913ad414a6b9280"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Contract
impossibility</header><text>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 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 id="ID630f62ad7fb649229c8d5a8de6fc1d6c"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Motor vehicle
safety</header>
<subparagraph id="ID8717e840ce5f47af95b1975b7536c191"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mode of
transportation subject to coverage</header>
<clause id="IDfe8b44dc43c843f78bf2b50239461ddd"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>- 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 id="ID6fffd12e98434294ac1c0a810db1647c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Defined
term</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>uses or causes to be
used</term>—</text>
<subclause id="IDa1f81105d9394867a8e339bbe03283b5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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 id="ID22764319cae342898c18ad4e0033a2b8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>does not apply
to—</text>
<item id="ID23b9d7b996cb462594c17183cfb81a6b"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>transportation
provided, or transportation arrangements made, by an H–2A worker, unless the
employer specifically requested or arranged such transportation; or</text>
</item><item id="IDbafe55dec090400aadd29e47b318e516"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>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 id="ID91d6229d7fff47d49acbb57a61e52123"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Clarification</header><text>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 id="IDd0f528c67815469fabcf53acaaef2226"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Agricultural
machinery and equipment excluded</header><text>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 id="ID2c32b6bad880423bba8e5c01c28bcc21"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Common carriers
excluded</header><text>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 id="ID3ca8555a68f247ee8788240205f36444"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability
of standards, licensing, and insurance requirements</header>
<clause id="ID3e0842acec3245ab9bddcbaab58a7fb3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="IDae2bdf3083c345e69e5a155d6b4cc670"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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 id="IDf4e1613ed7d0493898d58d711abad367"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ensure that each
driver has a valid and appropriate license, as provided by State law, to
operate the vehicle; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID08f30fb7732d46a7b3579d199762f316"><enum>(III)</enum><text>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 id="ID3e415967fe57482ebeb047727a8dbfa9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Amount of
insurance required</header><text>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 id="ID7e97cd8abaa04606917eaba118373ce2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Effect of
workers' compensation coverage</header><text>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 id="IDa1d6b9c44d4d4cd7a75b024baca33004"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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 id="ID7ac289c826d64b4aa665917aea582e45"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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 id="IDff67ae0be46346a191ab15c5d2c18b2a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compliance with
labor laws</header><text>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 id="IDc2360d76e6894b96bec60bed385553ee"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Copy of job
offer</header><text>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 id="IDd316675244e24f09aec195c1c23147a6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Range
production of livestock</header><text>Nothing in this section, section 218, or
section 218B 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 id="ID446424bf5e444577ad7ea4ccc091e9a2"><enum>218B.</enum><header>Procedure for
admission and extension of stay of H–2A workers</header>
<subsection id="ID5b921938c56743828a5cf587eae63bd4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Petitioning for
admission</header><text>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 id="ID2b0ed02f4c67422a9d3f5457be097cc5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expedited
adjudication by the Secretary</header><text>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 id="IDad65f3ddfa3e47b0bf4b220f29a5d42e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criteria for
admissibility</header>
<paragraph id="ID3427a408aaed46f1a6b09591121ce8af"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 218A, and the alien is not ineligible under paragraph
(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd93a6791b6914036af2a5cd93a01cf7d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disqualification</header><text>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 id="IDb2508f6bb0e44077a08f6f4ef09db708"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 id="IDc6f7791f6be8418aa132cd5ef13947d4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 id="ID25f08ef51c8c4eba9a0beaf14c22c9bf"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver of
ineligibility for unlawful presence</header>
<subparagraph id="IDd2dd0e677e0f4dd797ec0fbe8eb32913"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID922bd444a80c4dab8edaf764db9b65cb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maintenance of
waiver</header><text>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 id="IDec3e8ccc47454019b17c21fdbf8e6f5e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Period of
admission</header>
<paragraph id="ID8765a60550ff4f97b2be4fe7d3a9e5df"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 worksite 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 id="IDe95e7cccb1734b29979739c2c7846ef4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 id="IDda9b5e785efc442ab191f15bfb5b3631"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total period
of employment, including such 14-day period, may not exceed 10 months.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa0a80cb51ea94606a18a3989f061e3b0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>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 id="ID9ca753835b5c4534bda41031676ed6c9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Abandonment of
employment</header>
<paragraph id="ID9dce830440d340a8b413dbbd8a496fca"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="IDa64f4dcebb354b36892c9c28abfe239e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report by
employer</header><text>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 id="ID2af132cb50e746eeb7a090d41b3e4648"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Removal by the
Secretary</header><text>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 id="ID0a72fb834bd048f59754c523d8df80e9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Voluntary
termination</header><text>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 id="IDeb0329c8e5fc41ffbabddbada399e969"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Replacement of
alien</header>
<paragraph id="ID109d70a8c9284936bb30bd1f494de43b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID94dbb13aa9904a0a8d126b6b122250be"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who abandons or
prematurely terminates employment; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb94c2ad120e34e40af15c01007f4226a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 id="ID5a481ca2f39646b8a02d3a94f3c2c27d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>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 id="ID3e8e3d830aec41149fe2ae002db11df1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Identification
document</header>
<paragraph id="ID368ff95b3cf64613a57f402fe0a255cf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 the alien's identity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6998192855f947509e6e0233e9e716e5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>No
identification and employment eligibility document may be issued which does not
meet the following requirements:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDbedcbff7e6464843aae8e91c97599c3d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The document
shall be capable of reliably determining whether—</text>
<clause id="IDf50542c8c7ec4442a962bdcf16a6ea93"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the individual
with the identification and employment eligibility document whose eligibility
is being verified is in fact eligible for employment;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf5cf5079aa0744abbed37f9b3d70f25c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the individual
whose eligibility is being verified is claiming the identity of another person;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb14a554c1b7248a091a2dd0b14093942"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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 id="IDb157a6cf7ea64ef886b26b1d12ac0952"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The document
shall be in a form that is resistant to counterfeiting and to tampering.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2bfec23d5f5945038b5813e0fb0d4f0b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The document
shall—</text>
<clause id="IDd6d5ff45d2e44159ab333be3474de77c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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 id="IDf5acdf226b754f508f54009ec232b183"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be compatible
with law enforcement databases to determine if the alien has been convicted of
criminal offenses.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID23e2b6c187a742cfa4065d68d04bf842"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Extension of
stay of <enum-in-header>H–2A</enum-in-header> aliens in the United
States</header>
<paragraph id="ID8c6b735da7904a89aa21b9e280c3e374"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Extension of
stay</header><text>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 id="ID4dffd31df73b49caae1227ef5c93aa5d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
filing a petition for extension of stay</header><text>A petition may not be
filed for an extension of an alien's stay—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0127b4f9a7204a04a458797bd2e84f4d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for a period of
more than 10 months; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID671437ba06664e01bc99e13a288b2674"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 id="ID2145f3f7b92146f5bb5f487b51d2f6a9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Work
authorization upon filing a petition for extension of stay</header>
<subparagraph id="ID9009dd0f63b44b0d9bbe46b27a28b0a8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID9d9ea3c21a634b5385ce6f25de0b8343"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>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 id="ID1d923da1fdba40aca879de1d45d7987a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Handling of
petition</header><text>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 id="IDe0eeb2b6ae1e4034b93ecc7a35930847"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Approval of
petition</header><text>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 id="ID4b528ec6002b4052827648e0d148f624"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on
employment authorization of aliens without valid identification and employment
eligibility document</header><text>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 id="ID1aac204064ea4829aaf8091710df2612"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation on
an individual's stay in status</header>
<subparagraph id="ID0c471aa8ca784424a87f3e5b920791ee"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Maximum
period</header><text>The maximum continuous period of authorized status as an
H–2A worker (including any extensions) is 3 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID84cb694999b24eefbd2c75d25df00345"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement to
remain outside the United States</header>
<clause id="IDaca32dcf219e4fd5a17f06cd658dd7b1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 1/5 the
duration of the alien's previous period of authorized status as an H–2A worker
(including any extensions).</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6b04e3252af44bd29142c66c5800552e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>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 id="ID1ed2af687da845178278171ef69069bc"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Special rules
for aliens employed as sheepherders, goat herders, or dairy
workers</header><text>Notwithstanding any provision of the Agricultural Job
Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2009, an alien admitted under
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) for employment as a sheepherder, goat herder, or
dairy worker—</text>
<paragraph id="ID24548808da074e168537c6df6c5e66ab"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may be admitted
for an initial period of 12 months;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID310bf7fd9b5d47b09ec822107bc6718e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 id="ID4f8f47d6686d44c58e3755077c1d1fe7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall not be
subject to the requirements of subsection (h)(5) (relating to periods of
absence from the United States).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID79df6d14052b45e4b4e04bf633c08e08"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Adjustment to
lawful permanent resident status for aliens employed as sheepherders, goat
herders, or dairy workers</header>
<paragraph id="IDaa84bbc6ccf54212b7d32fd1e74455f2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
alien</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <term>eligible
alien</term> means an alien—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1e8ff8957795431facb582209106dc28"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 id="ID047e10224fae432da3e1fe65a3dc0b80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 id="IDbb2815f28b614ae996c740fada54e606"><enum>(C)</enum><text>who is seeking to
receive an immigrant visa under section 203(b)(3)(A)(iii).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb1081281516242e482b20907284100d6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Classification
petition</header><text>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 id="IDd06b12eb21604c4ba6734364104c008b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the alien's
employer on behalf of the eligible alien; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2b67001198bb4513beb3e635602c7721"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the eligible
alien.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDff1fb37b491e481d81ca0d3e6089d959"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No labor
certification required</header><text>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 id="ID0498c6f976774d35bf378b6aefa20cd0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect of
petition</header><text>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 id="ID8e09ac4bfaa54bc499b464d730dd1bb1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Extension of
stay</header><text>The Secretary 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 id="ID0472708751a041a79a3e57fd92aee405"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>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 id="ID0705b3ce38b84d89ac141e8b62a173ae"><enum>218C.</enum><header>Worker
protections and labor standards enforcement</header>
<subsection id="IDa221b9b6f5494f6e93e21476af404070"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enforcement
authority</header>
<paragraph id="IDb89227b3e9db4be5a8411d911b7db180"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Investigation
of complaints</header>
<subparagraph id="ID1e25580d75f04f3d94e60eb17c435936"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Aggrieved
person or third-party complaints</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall
establish a process for the receipt, investigation, and disposition of
complaints respecting a petitioner<quote>s failure to meet a condition
specified in section 218(b), or an employer</quote>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 id="ID9842a4acf45241c89e1087aa637e7134"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination
on complaint</header><text>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 (G). 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 id="IDe250d8a1464f469288b10598015afefa"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Failures to
meet conditions</header><text>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 id="IDb1058d7fcdc84cdeaa9ef4147fdf20b2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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 id="IDf6369e00478d436190c53027bcc7f6cb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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 id="IDd0f3b8f3527d4d4a9333585ec1b51cb7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Willful
failures and willful misrepresentations</header><text>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 id="ID63a43d2048074a10b892225f0e250090"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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 id="ID0bf04e22068a42d88a979e33ad9c893c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Labor may seek appropriate legal or equitable relief to effectuate the purposes
of subsection (d)(1); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1110ec64538d4936ba2a82fd68817aeb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Secretary
may disqualify the employer from the employment of H–2A workers for a period of
2 years.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3387ce8f81f7493d8af4f5641f864b5b"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Displacement of
United States workers</header><text>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 id="ID3a7039c3ccf44c22803fd03f87fb5059"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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 id="IDd54e62a51e6a4653bc9a34da238cf849"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary
may disqualify the employer from the employment of H–2A workers for a period of
3 years.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa64498b75202417c8e10e9fbc7406caf"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Limitations on
civil money penalties</header><text>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 id="ID261fe4c6e8a641efbfd425fa78f54dfc"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Failures to pay
wages or required benefits</header><text>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 218A(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 218A(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 id="ID3fcc3edde6574a0da444a464b51531ff"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statutory
construction</header><text>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 218A.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0320ed4aad944b8b8fde47db7349aa78"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rights
enforceable by private right of action</header><text>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 id="IDba79e455468f41819f9464bb861e764c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The providing of
housing or a housing allowance as required under section 218A(b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID107257219d0f40d6b4be5fb8456af1b0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The reimbursement
of transportation as required under section 218A(b)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID958ed83457fa4a44b1e9651fa57225a9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The payment of
wages required under section 218A(b)(3) when due.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID68c46995e4e8438b8a3ac3c3045d9d1b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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 218A(c),
compliance with which shall be governed by the provisions of such laws.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8aebea58324c42178993e1204b183ba8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The guarantee of
employment required under section 218A(b)(4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6bd086a387145e0a97e2d97c5fc50ce"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The motor vehicle
safety requirements under section 218A(b)(5).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc253c25a4d264d36ac1bb97208a084ef"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The prohibition
of discrimination under subsection (d)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID66404ae0dff94c48a014a51018fe773e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Private right
of action</header>
<paragraph id="IDbae2804e1b494feca1ed1272660ab6c7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mediation</header><text>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 id="ID4cbc3028793a4f58a161ff4cb12d16aa"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mediation
services</header><text>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 id="ID00cc41bcdd3d40e59a2305c9a03cd102"><enum>(B)</enum><header>90-Day
limit</header><text>The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service may conduct
mediation or other nonbinding 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 id="ID608b8ab1ed394bd4bf27cae570046cc8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Authorization</header>
<clause id="IDe5e95db220574482818cb27ac7d04595"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID891631203d8e42c59bcf299098e43bd4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Mediation</header><text>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 id="IDa704fd51b5e146918b86f35a3ade2b6b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maintenance of
civil action in district court by aggrieved person</header><text>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 over 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 id="ID45050324208944a1a1bda00e8eb05ddd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Election</header><text>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 id="IDf599d8cd1745461eaf3bfb2082cf4d15"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Preemption of
State contract rights</header><text>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 id="ID35f9886c8767470ebd8a695c2644da67"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Waiver of
rights prohibited</header><text>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 id="IDdda13aa8a0f4446b83ac8b3e48dc243f"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Award of
damages or other equitable relief</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4f6eb86644e3485ba1f419c0286a96a3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 id="ID3964b0335cef4a3db178a9d53ddd942f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 id="ID9964e092cac14511910504764e3561f2"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Workers'
compensation benefits; exclusive remedy</header>
<subparagraph id="ID69abfb39f35f4cd5ac9e4d93343b76b3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of this section, where a State<quote>s workers</quote>
compensation law is applicable and coverage is provided for an H–2A worker, the
workers<quote> 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</quote>s workers' compensation law.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcd2bc593b7b745b68a5aed90bd8f2686"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 id="ID5e59d35b3b054e78a6d686d77902778f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
recovery under a State workers' compensation law; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID810e3c554f4b4dcab3803c5802ebbe38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>rights conferred
under a State workers' compensation law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd794ae6e16c64da1a4f58f4490718da8"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Tolling of
statute of limitations</header><text>If it is determined under a State
workers<quote> compensation law that the workers</quote> 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<quote>
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</quote> compensation law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf71e2cd6b0d849d593530ecb0be9690d"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Preclusive
effect</header><text>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 id="IDc76ad2c6528b42b89e4fc73ee35bc7ac"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Settlements</header><text>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 id="IDafc48e449e06477eb1613b9156729a50"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Discrimination
prohibited</header>
<paragraph id="ID0a0a6d2ab9e244638d4a62456951355a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 218A or
any rule or regulation pertaining to section 218 or 218A, 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 218A or any rule or regulation pertaining to either of such
sections.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID273c52fe6fab401d8ff7305a59e4873c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Discrimination
against H–2A workers</header><text>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 id="IDb752b558dc6e470685c0ac49ad170733"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
To seek other appropriate employment</header><text>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 id="IDade513f185c84997a9e9d8c04a76288b"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Role of
associations</header>
<paragraph id="ID27bddd3ee70c441e96a4666e55a571f3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Violation by a
member of an association</header><text>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 218A, 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 id="ID48e8cd7093174a20a2887a8b3474ce0d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Violations by
an association acting as an employer</header><text>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 id="IDaea786458d8141e5b843ae3695207eda"><enum>218D.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this section and sections
218, 218A, 218B, and 218C:</text>
<paragraph id="ID00c0b06adbec472bafad58695423cdae"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agricultural
employment</header><text>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 or the
performance of agricultural labor or services described in section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1fa342f17e7a4e8d85fe9ad1697d9e9c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Bona fide
union</header><text>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 id="ID69fcbdbe279a4ca7a5a813b99eb8a39f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Displace</header><text>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 id="IDc3ea6feab8c74b6b8d0d5fb292e259da"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible</header><text>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 id="IDd96cc3d0a5b44c129b7605368e618f3b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Employer</header><text>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 id="ID0a6ddf066bc3434ba6235513373615e2"><enum>(6)</enum><header>H–2A
employer</header><text>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 id="ID7c1d43747b8a48fab0ca12231c1053f3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>H–2A
worker</header><text>The term <term>H–2A worker</term> means a nonimmigrant
described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID99a0432757ba4d2286bb621a23b7d311"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Job
opportunity</header><text>The term <term>job opportunity</term> means a job
opening for temporary or seasonal full-time employment at a place in the United
States to which United States workers can be referred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID664e11c7a74d4dac896a8b97a2bec64b"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Laying
off</header>
<subparagraph id="id53718D84F82442029AFEBC63221025EE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>laying off</term>, with respect to a
worker—</text>
<clause id="ID1b1fae0c821240b19c12db8d59228b3e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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
218A(b)(4)(D)), or temporary suspension of employment due to weather, markets,
or other temporary conditions; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7d1251d59ca84c75a4cab498bc04807c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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 id="ID6448382bd8a144cdb87a7b66fd8cc4e8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Statutory
construction</header><text>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 id="IDd12ad556a0e349d19a72f112702195e2"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Regulatory
drought</header><text>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 id="IDf92f4f000ec34374967890a2d499734d"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Seasonal</header><text>Labor
is performed on a <term>seasonal</term> basis if—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc8b7ef7222b241578627b49d076d4cd2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ordinarily, it
pertains to or is of the kind exclusively performed at certain seasons or
periods of the year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7449491c557e446abd0035584fe80813"><enum>(B)</enum><text>from its nature,
it may not be continuous or carried on throughout the year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID84cbced33d9a4d4989481fcc229a80b7"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>Except
as otherwise provided, the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of
Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd3a15407a3924c14bd96ff311f4276c7"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Temporary</header><text>A
worker is employed on a <term>temporary</term> basis where the employment is
intended not to exceed 10 months.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID06a86aa5cbf94765b735b8c10f970ea6"><enum>(14)</enum><header>United States
worker</header><text>The term <term>United States worker</term> means any
worker, whether a national of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence, 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>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6f7acb6926ef4f90b1a9dbec23dff83c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
contents</header><text>The table of contents of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by striking the item relating to section
218 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="idfcbb773f-08b6-492a-9dae-e81e5a742b99" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="ID56b80f802e0c4bfeb32e636d46b0f8af" level="section">Sec. 218. H–2A employer applications.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="IDa86f69021f74468f8726b7828908066b" level="section">Sec. 218A. H–2A employment requirements.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="ID446424bf5e444577ad7ea4ccc091e9a2" level="section">Sec. 218B. Procedure for admission and extension of stay of
H–2A workers.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="ID0705b3ce38b84d89ac141e8b62a173ae" level="section">Sec. 218C. Worker protections and labor standards
enforcement.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="IDaea786458d8141e5b843ae3695207eda" level="section">Sec. 218D.
Definitions.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subchapter><subchapter id="id7B7B9C2FB01942BF931D1972FE6B2CA2"><enum>C</enum><header>Miscellaneous
provisions</header>
<section id="IDeee61b0427924b088e7c84f95f54f581"><enum>482.</enum><header>Determination
and use of user fees</header>
<subsection id="IDa7b040bf12214429ad42ad5f5880361f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>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 pursuant to the amendment made by section 480 and a collection process
for such fees from employers. Such fees shall be the only fees chargeable to
employers for services provided under such amendment.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDd8ebd841f4f14a479776d3cdcb7480be"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination
of schedule</header>
<paragraph id="ID4701b34be7594f33b1f2a5de5cbc8761"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 Immigration and Nationality Act, as
amended by section 480, and sufficient to provide for the direct costs of
providing services related to an employer’s authorization to employ aliens
pursuant to the amendment made by section 480, to include the certification of
eligible employers, the issuance of documentation, and the admission of
eligible aliens.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID64574835c6f94fa189cce7e1b827a973"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedure</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4f0fd0fd816947a8ac78fae479542791"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In establishing and adjusting such a schedule, the
Secretary shall comply with Federal cost accounting and fee setting
standards.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID251c35ade36c4244b6638fe74f039431"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publication and
comment</header><text>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 id="IDf87df699a08746df8c078056b654b3b4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
proceeds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all proceeds
resulting from the payment of the fees pursuant to the amendment made by
section 480 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—</text>
<paragraph id="ID7a0dbfbfb2484db08bb4832209037f74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sections 218 and
218B of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3a5f933e0ac148c4b80e02312173fb36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the provisions of
this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID5b29bc164c8643a8a53e33228355c859"><enum>483.</enum><header>Rulemaking</header>
<subsection id="ID609ac2c693754dce8af0e91ed9b45223"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement for
the Secretary To consult</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agriculture during the promulgation of
all regulations to implement the duties of the Secretary under this Act and the
amendments made by this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDce181fb6fc83404088c0232c4252f350"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement for
the Secretary of State To consult</header><text>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 Act and the amendments made by this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb172e17bb708428c9123e674e61b313a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirement for
the Secretary of Labor To consult</header><text>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 Act and the
amendments made by this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4bfa2ec290c242c7b1c4f3687ad6de6e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Deadline for
issuance of regulations</header><text>All regulations to implement the duties
of the Secretary, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Labor created
under sections 218, 218A, 218B, 218C, and 218D of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as amended or added by section 480 of this Act, shall take
effect on the effective date of section 480 and shall be issued not later than
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDeac139949505466ca7e5636b8a301c7a"><enum>484.</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header>
<subsection id="ID4ef043832f644b06941ab97540cd44e1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>Not later than September 30 of each year, the Secretary
shall submit a report to Congress that identifies, for the previous
year—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3e0a4ac4a1ec4e54b99560b7d9275231"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of job
opportunities approved for employment of aliens admitted under section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)), and the number of workers actually admitted,
disaggregated by State and by occupation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf0424f13c87f4cf9ac62bc711b8d5416"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
such aliens reported to have abandoned employment pursuant to section
218B(e)(2) of such Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3196b98c915c4db288f8bedf7549eec3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number of
such aliens who departed the United States within the period specified in
section 218B(d) of such Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7f9fc76308504ce1b9042040ec7c9641"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the number of
aliens who applied for blue card status pursuant to section 476(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2432dc10e16548399b57f638605a7f00"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the number of
aliens who were granted such status pursuant section 476(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa55f8b99ac694573a71bfbc3f6c47525"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the number of
aliens who applied for an adjustment of status pursuant to section 478(a);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf4ab9ad5f75443a0974d40b1029441c4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the number of
aliens who received an adjustment of status pursuant section 478(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd6ea4f4d6e6c440396d51ff756790190"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation
report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to Congress that
describes the measures being taken and the progress made in implementing this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf453c538f83f490a8c05500f4daa45e9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>485.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 481 and the
amendments made by section 480 shall take effect 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</section></subchapter></chapter></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header>Registration of
undocumented individuals</header>
<subtitle id="idF9D26B8800C343EEBD79A3398667681B"><enum>A</enum><header>Lawful
Prospective Immigrant status</header>
<section id="idB498609603744DA6ACC58A00C39ABDDA"><enum>501.</enum><header>Lawful
Prospective Immigrant Status</header>
<subsection id="ID819835fffd464497885e0e008675eca0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="idF83088E636534BB08083BB3D52C8C249"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to
grant Lawful Prospective Immigrant status</header><text>Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary may grant an alien status as a Lawful
Prospective Immigrant if the alien—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDbb2344c6e02d43f8bf152dd289d1071d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submits an
application for such status; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDea7635bb6e27420f8f315784c5b23bb4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meets the
requirements of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3742647B51CE4543B0A1417214CE8212"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of
applicants</header><text>For purposes of this section, an applicant for Lawful
Prospective Immigrant status shall be treated as an applicant for admission to
the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd653e774ac5c4583ada3a1226d34d7bc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="ID17edfb82c11845ee8ac61d7064795dbd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible for status as a Lawful Prospective
Immigrant an alien shall the requirements of this section including the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDdcd66c7b1a644db1907d02f00e771a44"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Ineligibility</header><text>The
alien shall not ineligible for such status under paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3ccfe63a371d4fc883d935859e600628"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inadmissibility</header><text>Except
as provided in paragraph (3), the alien shall not be inadmissible under section
212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (hereinafter in this subtitle
referred to as <quote>the Act</quote>) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDce4f1abe15db4fef98b1d3bff2e07b56"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Physical
presence</header><text>The alien shall—</text>
<clause id="IDb89ee81a10094f789091129188b82be6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be
physically present in the United States on the date of application for status
as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDab4d82921f8d43639a24d382ddd66c02"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have been
present in the United States before September 30, 2010; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdb0b3db6c75e4b1e921a9718af81ba9f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>have maintained
continuous physical presence in the United States from September 30, 2010 to
the date on which the alien is granted status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant
under this title;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID12f3a84a48c34d10a664ce3c87713feb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grounds of
ineligibility</header>
<subparagraph id="ID32adc98792e44cc28679cec7bccf5c57"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An alien is ineligible for Lawful Prospective Immigrant
status if the Secretary determines that the alien—</text>
<clause id="ID683f23395b8b417e9ea9201ca4d9418a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has
been convicted of any offense under Federal or State law punishable with a
maximum term of imprisonment of more than 1 year;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdac810d476af4e95ab2fc1815c945fe5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is
a person described in sections 237(a)(2)(A)(iii), (a)(2)(E)(i), or
(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID90269799551447fb849b7705858dc4ab"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has ordered,
incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person
on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social
group, or political opinion;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID58e181adfe10482aac3bd18bf4ce252c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>is
entering, has entered or has attempted to enter the United States illegally on
or after September 30, 2010; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDfbaf3883a21c49088037a7a2c009fe21"><enum>(v)</enum><text>is
on September 30, 2010—</text>
<subclause id="ID0294b08092e24c6288b8b5e0213bafa0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDd667991652424db5b867fb5d6f1641d1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an alien granted
asylum under section 208 of the Act or admitted as a refugee under section 207
of the Act;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDaf862871764e47fe8fbb6fd52668205a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an alien who,
according to the records of the Secretary, is in a period of authorized stay in
any nonimmigrant status (other than an alien considered to be in a nonimmigrant
status solely by reason of section 244(f)(4) of the Act), notwithstanding any
unauthorized employment or other violation of nonimmigrant status;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID1adcc3fabeb14460b2fcf9148d886d8d"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>an alien paroled
into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of the Act for purposes of
prosecution or of serving as a witness in proceedings being, or to be,
conducted by judicial, administrative, or legislative bodies in the United
States; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID59d9f89fa6c74c36860ca2e3367c8ce4"><enum>(V)</enum><text>an alien paroled
into the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6dc058cee6974405b36422c6508bf38d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>For
purposes of determining ineligibility under this paragraph, section 101(a)(48)
of the Act shall apply to determinations of conviction or sentencing for an
offense.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb32ebd2d317e402b84724c755ed098d6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grounds of
inadmissibility</header>
<subparagraph id="IDf4f4c63997b545658e9ece4d8f859e66"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In determining an alien's admissibility under paragraph
(1)(B)—</text>
<clause id="ID884eeeb388a9451a832fae30eaebacdf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Section 212(a)(5)
of the Act shall not apply, and paragraphs (6)(A), (6)(B), (6)(C), (6)(D),
(6)(F), (6)(G), (7), (9), and (10)(B) of section 212(a) of the Act shall not
apply with regard to conduct or unlawful presence occurring before the date of
application;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0d914eecfb884dd2906900f46e419013"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary
may not waive—</text>
<subclause id="IDdb16f91ed9084d4489ac08b1f9105855"><enum>(I)</enum><text>subparagraphs
(B), (C), (D)(ii), (E), (H), (I), or (J) (as amended by this Act) of section
212(a)(2) of the Act (relating to criminals);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDd7a16c956e2244faa6ac5a0281c80306"><enum>(II)</enum><text>section
212(a)(3) of the Act (relating to security and related grounds);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDa32ef1fb1bc043c5bdf530d73f1138ea"><enum>(III)</enum><text>subparagraphs
(A), (C), or (D) of section 212(a)(10) of the Act (relating to polygamists and
child abductors); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDf2137139d7f14de5abfc70f2d68646f6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>paragraph
(6)(A)(i) of section 212(a) of the Act (with respect to any entries occurring
on or after September 30, 2010); and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID7d66bd47b6b4444fa9aed797e121ae90"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Secretary
may in her discretion waive the application of any provision of section 212(a)
of the Act not listed in clause (ii) on behalf of an individual alien for
humanitarian purposes, to ensure family unity, or if such waiver is otherwise
in the public interest.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0bd706ee583146f7be01176e43ce04ae"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this paragraph shall be construed as requiring the Secretary to commence
removal proceedings against an alien. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary other than under this
paragraph to waive the provisions of section 212(a) of such Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID708e71d3c3744d2596765d0ba4c332fb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Continuous
physical presence</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, any absence
from the United States without authorization pursuant to subsection
(d)(1)(A)(ii) of this section shall constitute a break in continuous physical
presence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID777d986026664875b9e7a93d670de2f2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Applicability
of other provisions</header><text>Section 240B(d) of the Act and section
208(d)(6) of the Act shall not apply to an alien with respect to an application
for status under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8ff60f7af0a24bddbaaa9c82b373f232"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application
procedures</header>
<paragraph id="IDa1231f52a9044b61bb9756e82626a8b6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Filing of
application</header>
<subparagraph id="ID5b83133f7d85465a9e2b0965c70d09a7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with the rulemaking procedures described in
section 608 of this title—</text>
<clause id="ID41a7d3286a53492887669739b7565724"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Secretary shall prescribe by interim final rule published in the Federal
Register—</text>
<subclause id="IDb249b4bf700942d2bf9022fd55b877fe"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the procedures
for an alien in the United States to apply for status as a Lawful Prospective
Immigrant;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID1346d66b613f4b15887e7e0efe56eb47"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the procedures
for an alien granted Lawful Prospective Immigrant status to petition for a
spouse or child outside the United States to be classified as a Lawful
Prospective Immigrant; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID780f2fc5781e43baaa64f7387f8f2dce"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the evidence
required to demonstrate eligibility for such status, or otherwise required as
part of the application, including, but not limited to, information about the
alien’s spouse or children; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDeb93e574e0b54d67a10044ac790b0a75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary of
State shall prescribe by regulation published in the Federal Register—</text>
<subclause id="ID9a6b316607e94ece9276446991d9e2ec"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the procedures
for an alien overseas who is the beneficiary of an approved petition for status
as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant to apply at a consulate for a visa or other
appropriate documentation authorizing travel to a United States port of entry;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID2929136b02e8403e814691713b04a71a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the evidence
required to demonstrate eligibility for such documentation.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID045fbb5fbb9d49b0a3c2325960b09bc6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Receipt of
applications</header><text>The Secretary shall accept applications from aliens
in the United States for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status for a period of 1
year starting the first day of the tenth month that begins after the date of
enactment of this Act. If, during the 1 year initial period for the receipt of
applications for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status, the Secretary determines
that additional time is required to process applications for such status or for
other good cause, the Secretary may in her discretion extend the period for
accepting applications by up to 6 months.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa6dbc9c7400e470c8e4712bbce08faf2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Application by
aliens apprehended before start of application period</header><text>If an alien
is apprehended between the date of enactment of this Act and the date on which
the period for application under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph closes, and
the alien can establish prima facie eligibility for status as a Lawful
Prospective Immigrant under this section, the Secretary shall provide the alien
with a reasonable opportunity to file an application under this section after
regulations implementing this section are promulgated.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4ff229c35f9c496abdc11ef63d28dcdd"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Application by
aliens in removal proceedings</header><text>Notwithstanding any provision of
the Act—</text>
<clause id="ID30b5f32540aa4ab2be8cda083bcbb51c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if
the Secretary determines that an alien, between the date of enactment of this
Act and the date on which the period for application under subparagraph (B) of
this paragraph closes, is in removal, deportation, or exclusion proceedings
before the Executive Office for Immigration Review and is prima facie eligible
for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status under this section, the Secretary shall
affirmatively communicate such determination to the Executive Office for
Immigration Review. Upon consent of the alien, the Executive Office for
Immigration Review shall terminate such proceedings without prejudice to future
proceedings on any basis and permit the alien a reasonable opportunity to apply
for such status;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe646061fe149448794b5df517f307982"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if
the Executive Office for Immigration Review determines that an alien, between
the date of enactment of this Act and the date on which the period for
application under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph closes, is in removal,
deportation, or exclusion proceedings before the Executive Office for
Immigration Review and is prima facie eligible for Lawful Prospective Immigrant
status the Executive Office of Immigration Review shall notify the Secretary.
If the Secretary does not dispute the determination of prima facie eligibility
within 14 days, upon consent of the alien, the Executive Office for Immigration
Review shall terminate such proceedings without prejudice to future proceedings
on any basis and permit the alien a reasonable opportunity to apply for such
status.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfabf6cd033024bc6b3944c673305dc01"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Application by
aliens with certain orders</header>
<clause id="IDd4f04c3fe14f4d5e9e5cc43e40035231"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An alien who is present in the United States and has been
ordered excluded, deported, or removed, or ordered to depart voluntarily from
the United States under any provision of the Act—</text>
<subclause id="ID8657d82390fe45f4b45a6fe45bc04852"><enum>(I)</enum><text>notwithstanding
such order or section 241(a)(5) of the Act, may apply for Lawful Prospective
Immigrant status under this title, provided all other conditions set forth in
this section are met; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID787c6e3fff2741ebb7fe7a263e0eaf8d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall not be
required to file a separate motion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate the
exclusion, deportation, removal, or voluntary departure order.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID1e784e1012274b5bad783ab03794981c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Application
granted</header><text>If the Secretary grants the application described in
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the order described in clause (i) shall be
rendered null and void by operation of law.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2c53a62d6ee94cf79f0bb83deee5858b"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Application
denied</header><text>If the Secretary renders a final administrative decision
to deny the application described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the
order described in clause (i) of this subparagraph shall be effective and
enforceable to the same extent as if the application had not been made.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID059f1b236a13436cb49553dab3317504"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application
form</header>
<subparagraph id="IDe6b45e6f98d447948f36a3cbcafe14f3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall create an application form that an
alien shall be required to complete as a condition of Lawful Prospective
Immigrant status.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDae9b536a7cf748eb95aa1317aa992a3c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Language and
assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall make available forms and
accompanying instructions in the most common languages spoken by persons in the
United States, as determined by the Secretary in the Secretary’s discretion.
The Secretary shall create a plan for providing reasonable accommodation to
individuals with disabilities consistent with applicable law.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID116bef1e08594c8283356f6378ee0134"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Application
information</header><text>The application form shall request such information
as the Secretary deems necessary and appropriate. The application, and all
information submitted as part of the application process, shall be submitted in
English.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaef691c0b31f4fb897fd43da66ef725a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Security and
law enforcement background checks</header>
<subparagraph id="ID19301e67a94f4f7f9045586f2a544799"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission of
biometric and biographic data</header><text>The Secretary may not accord status
as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant unless the alien submits biometric and
biographic data in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary, or,
with respect to overseas applications for visas or other documentation of
status submitted pursuant to regulations promulgated under section
601(c)(1)(A)(ii), by the Secretary of State. The Secretary shall provide an
alternative procedure for applicants who cannot provide the standard biometric
data because of a physical impairment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDebf6e99360394bc1a303aff924b9126c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Background
checks</header><text>The Secretary shall utilize biometric, biographic, and
other data that the Secretary deems appropriate to conduct security and law
enforcement background checks and to determine whether there exist any
criminal, national security, or other factors that would render the alien
ineligible for status under this section. Such security and law enforcement
background checks must be completed to the satisfaction of the Secretary before
status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant may be granted.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID09fda6430ea742d285daea6021719f78"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Fees and
penalties</header>
<subparagraph id="IDcf02c7b21115499a9be7e4cf2e4945d1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Processing
fees</header>
<clause id="IDea62e66f7279444f87ced037ddfc6ab6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Aliens over the age of 14 making an application for
status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant, an application for extension of such
status, or a petition for classification of a spouse or child outside the
United States as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant, shall be required to pay a
processing fee to the Department of Homeland Security. Spouses or children of
Lawful Prospective immigrants applying at U.S. embassies or consulates for a
visa or other documentation of status pursuant to regulations promulgated under
paragraph (1)(A)(ii) of this subsection shall, regardless of age, be required
to pay a processing fee to the Department of State. There shall be no waiver of
these fees.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe86496dc757d4c4dba7c37b62f918662"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The
amount of the respective fees shall be set by regulation at a level sufficient
to recover the full cost of processing the application.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4d0725b42064407a8b32d068edc061c6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>An
alien 21 years of age or older filing an initial application for the first
extension of the initial period of Lawful Prospective Immigrant status shall be
required to pay a penalty of $500 in addition to the processing fee in
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID423f41ed223a49df9881b3b724bea663"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Deposit and
spending of fees</header><text>The processing fees described in subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph shall be deposited as an offsetting collection in the
appropriate account of the relevant agency identified in subparagraph (A)(i) of
this paragraph and shall remain available until expended.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3b85034012664de3a4b6c94cb2cf117e"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Deposit,
allocation, and spending of penalties</header><text>The penalty described in
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall be deposited and remain available as
provided by section 550 of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID77d286956fd642559632a0a88ac5578d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Interview</header><text>The
Secretary may interview an applicant for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status to
determine eligibility for such status.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3982184dda8e49d5bbd95da8eeb5ffe3"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Adjudication of
application filed by alien</header>
<subparagraph id="ID12794be6567445b781c6ee781e1f1c45"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may approve the issuance of documentation
of Lawful Prospective Immigrant status, or documentation extending such status,
as described in paragraph (7) of this subsection, to an applicant who
establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the applicant is eligible
for such status, including provision of such documentary or other evidence of
eligibility as the Secretary may require and only upon the completion of all
background and security checks to the satisfaction of the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4354e12945894d8a962925f46f6659af"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Burden of
proof</header><text>An alien who is applying for Lawful Prospective Immigrant
status under this section must prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that
the alien has satisfied the requirements of this section and is eligible to
receive such status.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeef5f5a675ce4293809975a70d3da91c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Denial of
application</header>
<clause id="IDf2f15b7d720d4c71a4ffafe85f59a34a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>An
alien who fails to satisfy the eligibility requirements for status as a Lawful
Prospective Immigrant, or extension of such status, shall have his application
for such status or extension denied and any subsequent applications filed by
the alien for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status shall be denied.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9b2e51bc98be4a7799723ca51c05732d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall deny the application of an alien who fails to submit requested initial
evidence, including requested biometric data, or any requested additional
evidence by the date required by the Secretary.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3b535b3e6074493fa849ba6d64106903"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>An alien whose
application for status under this section was denied under clause (ii) of this
subparagraph is not precluded from filing a new application, including the
payment of all required fees and penalties, provided that the new application
is filed within the period allowed under paragraph (1)(B) of this
subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdbdceab8df8d4091b51bd0cf9f0aa93a"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Evidence of
lawful prospective immigrant status</header>
<subparagraph id="ID54fd85bc1c3644c5b3a283b0b8bd2e92"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Documentary evidence of status as a Lawful Prospective
Immigrant shall be issued to each alien whose application for such status has
been approved.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID468369b18005499991a5be79fb4d768d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Features of
documentation</header><text>Documentary evidence of status as a Lawful
Prospective Immigrant—</text>
<clause id="ID9d3d7f62f6f54220be9423268421a71d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be
machine-readable and tamper-resistant, and shall contain a digitized photograph
and at least one other biometric identifier that can be authenticated;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID90ba5c9c5b1f4bdaa5f22540d2b7d959"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall, during
the alien's authorized period of admission under subsection (e)(3) of this
section and any extension of such authorized period of admission under
subsection (e)(4) of this section, serve as a valid travel and entry document
for the purpose of applying for admission to the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6c4bb307a9314ce1a62e85607211f4c9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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) of the Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa85399f056c041998e62c1beff30bb2b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>shall be issued
to a Lawful Prospective Immigrant by the Secretary after final adjudication of
such alien's application for such status or, in the case of an alien outside
the United States, after admission to the United States as a Lawful Prospective
Immigrant; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID07459db1937e4c55b0c08240f843c5cd"><enum>(v)</enum><text>shall include
such other features and information as the Secretary determines.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf51d16b689b541d19b7f616be7c837b6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Lawful
prospective immigrant dependents</header>
<paragraph id="IDec32c0c21d2e4597bd1ea3dd78554b89"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may classify an alien not present in the
United States as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant if—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID230c29c9577d470da819a1abf01dd335"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the alien is the
spouse or child, as defined in section 101(a)(35) of the Act (relating to
spouse) and 101(b)(1) of the Act (relating to child), of a Lawful Prospective
Immigrant;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID87864f79de4d426cad115150733effd0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the spouse or
child meets the eligibility requirements under subsection (b) (other than the
physical presence requirements under section (b)(1)(C)), except that section
212(a)(7) of the Act shall apply; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID282636bfdb274948a4ddbe23a1843501"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Lawful
Prospective Immigrant files a petition in the United States for status as a
Lawful Prospective Immigrant on behalf of the spouse or child.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb279d51b34db4ac995ff853c229570e0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revocation or
denial of status</header><text>A petition for classification as a Lawful
Prospective Immigrant filed on behalf of a spouse or child described in
paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be denied, an approved petition for
classification as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant for such spouse or child shall
be revoked, and any Lawful Prospective Immigrant status granted to such spouse
or child shall be revoked, if the alien who filed the petition on behalf of the
spouse or child was not eligible for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status at the
time the alien filed an application under section 501(a) of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDff84daa890f04c2da36cd099ac404655"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions of lawful prospective immigrant status</header>
<paragraph id="IDc85f3ab90bac42b8a8d0cb654cbe9b3e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Benefits
pending adjudication of application</header>
<subparagraph id="IDbf752908e24d4597ba7636ef12957f20"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Until a final decision on the application for Lawful
Prospective Immigrant status, an alien in the United States who files an
application under this section for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status—</text>
<clause id="ID085bce64837e4880b3f593df67c24656"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may
in the Secretary's discretion receive advance parole to re-enter the United
States, but only when urgent humanitarian circumstances compel such travel;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc68c4944924f46bc8054c5e76a08f9b5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may not be
detained by the Secretary or removed from the United States, unless the
Secretary determines in her discretion that such alien is or has become—</text>
<subclause id="IDf284b78b93cc4ba1a32028b6a5f25362"><enum>(I)</enum><text>ineligible for
Lawful Prospective Immigrant status under section (b)(2) of this
section;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID70de26d37f114059921636038efeb6f7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>inadmissible
under section (b)(1)(B) of this section, without regard to the possibility of a
waiver under section (b)(3)(A)(iii); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID4536252556de4a44bc26ff2b5bfedc48"><enum>(III)</enum><text>removable under
subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii), (a)(2)(E)(i), or (a)(2)(E)(ii) of section 237 of the
Act;</text>
</subclause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">provided that
nothing in this section shall prevent the Secretary from detaining an alien for
up to 48 hours on the basis of probable cause that the alien is a person
described in clause (ii) of this subparagraph. Thereafter, detention is
authorized in accordance with the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality
Act governing the removal process.</continuation-text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9d696f41c62a403485921b0684845d3f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Evidence of
application filing</header><text>A document shall be issued by the Secretary
showing receipt of an application for Lawful Prospective Immigrant
status.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb9d2eeded0a146549cc7476ccd57ae78"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Continuing
employment</header><text>An employer who knows that an alien employee is an
applicant for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status is not in violation of
section 274A(a)(2) of the Act if the employer continues to employ the alien
pending adjudication of the application.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3783a45d028c476e8b11cef7ac93f944"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Applicability
of other provisions</header><text>Section 101(g) of the Act shall not apply to
an alien granted advance permission under subparagraph (A)(ii) of this
paragraph to re-enter the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID67bebbeee262408cafe3c6a05922d1d4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Benefits of
lawful prospective immigrant status</header>
<subparagraph id="ID2961d2e7d4e1494cbf40611ec3457079"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Employment</header><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, including section 241(a)(7) of the Act, Lawful
Prospective Immigrants shall be granted employment authorization incident to
their Lawful Prospective Immigrant status.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc741e9c60ccc44b58f2381a343a3fa42"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Travel outside
the United States</header>
<clause id="ID3fa0a1db588a4d8fb0a871a770fc93d4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A Lawful Prospective Immigrant may travel outside of the
United States and may be admitted (if otherwise admissible) upon return to the
United States without having to obtain a visa if—</text>
<subclause id="ID543900b5038248569c442476928ea6ef"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the alien is the
bearer of valid, unexpired documentary evidence of Lawful Prospective Immigrant
status that satisfies the conditions set forth in subsection (c)(7) of this
section;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDe6f3422b9e2844cbbad2013e6e32e713"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the alien’s
absence from the United States was not for a period exceeding 6 months;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDb576c3dc2d5d4f54acedb2d2fbeefd30"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the alien is
not subject to the bars on extension described in paragraph (4)(C) of this
subsection.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID1c93a03e380f4084bfd3eaec61508950"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Admissibility</header><text>On
seeking readmission to the United States after travel outside the United States
a Lawful Prospective Immigrant shall establish that he or she is not
inadmissible in accordance with section 235 of the Act, except as provided by
subsection (b)(3) of this section.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa3c6ed44eec643339c65a6e48c9a52cc"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Effect on
period of authorized admission</header><text>Time spent outside the United
States under clause (i) of this subparagraph shall not extend the most recent
period of authorized admission in the United States under paragraph (3) of this
subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc356a99920a045c1905eb818d19eab4b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Protection from
detention or removal</header><text>A Lawful Prospective Immigrant may not be
detained by the Secretary or removed from the United States, unless—</text>
<clause id="IDb89e7c9b38e1412b8013eacc3cf96b5e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Secretary determines in her discretion that such alien is or has become—</text>
<subclause id="ID4f86c798c43e4d97ad079655ebf61325"><enum>(I)</enum><text>ineligible for
Lawful Prospective Immigrant status under subsection (b)(2) of this
section;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDcc90a50ec61744eeaf1492aeaf8719ad"><enum>(II)</enum><text>inadmissible
under subsection (b)(1)(B) of this section; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID85bb01d884ea442db080ac64eaae1ba5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>removable under
subsection (a)(2)(A)(iii), (a)(2)(E)(i), or (a)(2)(E)(ii) of section 237 of the
Act; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID0f5e0d619fbc4c529c6e8da0a2799f38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the alien’s
Lawful Prospective Immigrant status has expired or has been revoked under
paragraph (6) of this subsection,</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">provided
that nothing in this section shall prevent the Secretary from detaining a
Lawful Prospective Immigrant for up to 48 hours on the basis of probable cause
that the alien is a person described in clause (i) of this subparagraph.
Thereafter, detention is authorized in accordance with the provisions of the
Act governing the removal process.</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb6761cc63e6642e3bdec74ce08f19417"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Admission</header><text>An
alien granted status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant shall be considered to
have been admitted in Lawful Prospective Immigrant status as of the date of
approval of the alien’s application or (in the case of an alien outside the
United States) on the date such alien is admitted to the United States,
whichever is later. An alien in Lawful Prospective Immigrant status is lawfully
admitted, but is not a nonimmigrant or an alien who has been lawfully admitted
for permanent residence.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9c196550a4c1448aa469db19968d08b5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Initial period
of authorized admission</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (4) of
this subsection, the initial period of authorized admission for a Lawful
Prospective Immigrant may not exceed 4 years from the date on which such status
is conferred. The Secretary may in her discretion provide for shorter
expiration dates among subsets of Lawful Prospective Immigrants, based upon
date of filing or other appropriate factors, in order to encourage early
filing, vary expiration dates, or otherwise improve the administration of the
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID74514ac86af9468497b168f6406b10e1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Extension</header>
<subparagraph id="ID0c8a521bd21b4b9cb562ac5748dccd22"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may extend a Lawful Prospective Immigrant’s
period of lawful admission beyond the initial period described in paragraph (3)
of this subsection only where the Lawful Prospective Immigrant has filed, in
the United States, a timely application for extension. In no case, however, may
the period of authorized admission provided in any such extension extend past
the date that is 11 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc9686d53f51d48558801ad4c3aad5f1a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>In
order to be eligible for an extension of the period of authorized admission
under this paragraph, an alien must demonstrate continuing eligibility for
status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant and not be subject to any of the bars
to extension in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID52885412f9b040ef9e0bf4fb2af184a7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Bars to
extension</header><text>A Lawful Prospective Immigrant shall not be eligible to
extend such status if—</text>
<clause id="ID4b7c8fc598bc4fef923546e209b4e95f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
alien has violated any term or condition of his or her Lawful Prospective
Immigrant status; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID25b60652275047f9b096fcf6253781e2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the period of
authorized admission of the Lawful Prospective Immigrant has expired or been
revoked for any reason.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe0f3aa6197ad4fafb0937a938ffb8075"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Filing of
application for extension</header>
<clause id="ID592a08c7bd354a5c997856a4acf2549a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii) of this subparagraph,
an extension of status under this subparagraph shall not be approved where
status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant expired or was revoked before the date
on which the application was filed.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe3d2e69337c642bb89d8fae7f7521da9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Failure
to file before the period of previously authorized admission expired or was
revoked may be excused in the discretion of the Secretary, with any extension
granted from the date the previously authorized period of admission expired,
where it is demonstrated at the time of filing that—</text>
<subclause id="ID7ba10ba6022f430093c759524be9d901"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the delay was due
to extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the applicant, and the
Secretary finds the delay commensurate with the circumstances; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDea20c0e96bd840e4be2ffa208b686c25"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the alien has
not otherwise violated the terms or conditions of his or her status as a Lawful
Prospective Immigrant.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDabc96c329c394c54af774c72d0c35fd3"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Security and
law enforcement background checks</header><text>An alien applying for extension
of status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant shall be required to submit to
renewed security and law enforcement background checks that shall be completed
to the satisfaction of the Secretary before such extension may be
granted.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID461b83e8c9a44b1aa6a065483b982415"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Denial of
application for extension</header><text>A denial of an application for
extension of status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant shall be considered a
revocation of such status for purposes of this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDac699805e5834b038935653d1cfd733f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Registration
requirement</header><text>Part VII of the Act (relating to registration of
aliens) shall apply to Lawful Prospective Immigrants, except that the Secretary
may in her discretion excuse a delay of up to 90 days in complying with the
requirement under section 265 of the Act to file notice of change of address.
An alien whose failure to timely file such notice of an address change has been
excused by the Secretary shall not be subject to the penalty under section
266(b) of the Act for that failure.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID761b8e65459647ed81597a24ed6a0d92"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Revocation</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4126ec9cae6e41aaa92b656e79a61514"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>At any time after an alien has been granted Lawful
Prospective Immigrant status but has not yet adjusted from such status to that
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under section 502 of this
title, the Secretary may revoke the alien's status following appropriate notice
to the alien and exhaustion or waiver of all applicable administrative review
procedures under section 503 of this title, if—</text>
<clause id="ID99105bbe93d842aba52d886853f9be37"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
alien is or has become inadmissible under subsection (b)(1)(B) of this section
or ineligible for such status under subsection (b)(2) of this section;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6a99b95a8b2e4c689f5aefaa96f1cc1d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the alien
knowingly used documentation issued under this section for unlawful or
fraudulent purposes; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4a36e766dabe4d21a1cfccbd5f596148"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the alien is or
was absent from the United States for any single period of more than six months
since the grant of Lawful Prospective Immigrant status.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID495e3bbd893c4140a986f7fe7c62adc3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
evidence</header><text>In considering revocation, the Secretary may require the
alien to submit additional evidence or to appear for an interview. A failure to
comply with such requirements will result in revocation except where the alien
demonstrates to the Secretary’s satisfaction that such failure was reasonably
excusable and not willful.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID63a65c3016974f6c948984f6251ac8ca"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Invalidation of
documentation</header><text>Any documentation that is issued by the Secretary
under subsection (c)(7) of this section to any alien shall automatically be
rendered invalid for any purpose except departure, if the alien’s status as a
Lawful Prospective Immigrant is revoked under subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb0ff3efadb0a42649c3aa9b296a8cb70"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Medical
examination</header><text>A Lawful Prospective Immigrant is required to undergo
medical observation and examination. The Secretary, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall prescribe policies and procedures
for the nature, frequency, and timing of such observation and
examination.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c79cacc48554472b48807d8bfdc83a4"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this Act shall be construed to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDaed22c954a1a4ea6b60bb1dda608fbbb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require the
Secretary to revoke status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant before commencing
removal proceedings with respect to an alien described in subsection (a) of
this section who has been granted such status, or in any way prohibit the
initiation of such proceedings against a Lawful Prospective Immigrant where
such proceedings are authorized under this Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5546cd5176304c09b1c0364ae3654bd2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>authorize the
Attorney General to adjudicate or grant any application for status as a Lawful
Prospective Immigrant, to receive or consider an appeal from a denial or
revocation of Lawful Prospective Immigrant status, or to adjust the status of
any Lawful Prospective Immigrant to an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence, unless the Secretary has delegated such authority to the Attorney
General in appropriate cases pursuant to section 103(a)(6) of the Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd8fb92f0852e4a4eacef7329b083001f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Dissemination
of information on lawful prospective immigrant program</header><text>After the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with entities approved by
the Secretary, and in accordance with a plan adopted by the Secretary in the
Secretary’s discretion, shall broadly disseminate information regarding Lawful
Prospective Immigrant status, the rights and benefits that flow from such
status, and the requirements to be satisfied to obtain this status. Such
information shall be disseminated in the top five principal languages, as
determined by the Secretary in the Secretary’s discretion, spoken by aliens who
would qualify for status under this section, including to television, radio,
and print media to which such aliens would have access.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID210f53927f044481b3eae37f8195e692"><enum>502.</enum><header>Adjustment of
status for Lawful Prospective Immigrants</header>
<subsection id="ID39b508492f7d4284a27993c8bfcdaae7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including
section 244(h) of the Act, the Secretary may adjust the status of a Lawful
Prospective Immigrant to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence if the Lawful Prospective Immigrant satisfies, in addition to all
other requirements imposed by law, the eligibility requirements under this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7fcb245775ae479ab841d242271637d3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="ID5d15bd26f9fe49f6ada3138a20501d2a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Lawful
prospective immigrant status</header>
<subparagraph id="ID15afb214f85d470c85864e570215ad86"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The alien must be in a period of authorized admission as
a Lawful Prospective Immigrant and must continue to satisfy—</text>
<clause id="IDf796ded6320c4779b2edfaddb3c38e7f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
eligibility requirements for such status under section 601(b) of this title;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcf9e3b6f62d145c4ae5fb6e63cc73860"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the terms and
conditions of such status under section 601(d) of this title.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa527990e5eb44641a54db7a03d6a4897"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maintenance of
waivers of admissibility</header>
<clause id="ID6d828ce781e54bcda47e3f0a6b1975e4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The grounds of inadmissibility under section 212(a) of
the Act that are made inapplicable or previously waived for the alien under
section 501(b)(3) of this title shall also be considered inapplicable for
purposes of the alien’s adjustment pursuant to this section.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4e2a183d17204d99a2e6dc3ba6aa7313"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception for
post-filing conduct</header><text>No waiver previously granted shall apply to
any inadmissibility under section 501(b)(1)(B) of this title arising out of
conduct occurring after the date on which the application for Lawful
Prospective Immigrant status was filed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2b99d017b9574100af6a64101afb3730"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Pending
revocation proceedings</header><text>If the Secretary has sent the applicant a
notice of intent to revoke the applicant’s Lawful Prospective Immigrant status
under section 501(e)(6)(A)(i) of this Act, an application for adjustment under
this section may not be approved until the Secretary has made a final
determination on whether to revoke the applicant’s status.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4edb05c118444e61bd7764f624ee18ee"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Basic
citizenship skills</header>
<subparagraph id="IDb17b2bc9f6564b1a96fe2df0a026a35e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under subparagraph (C) of this
paragraph, a Lawful Prospective Immigrant who is 14 years of age or older shall
establish that he or she—</text>
<clause id="ID63b4b19560c34f879926de2e6092434c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the
requirements under section 312 of the Act; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8151c38c40be479bbbcd70a1c02ffdf0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is
satisfactorily pursuing a course of study, pursuant to standards established by
the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary, to achieve such
an understanding of English and knowledge and understanding of the history and
Government of the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID83b2b8f74aed42cf90bee74a12ee8749"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Relation to
naturalization examination</header><text>A Lawful Prospective Immigrant who
demonstrates that he or she meets the requirements under section 312 of the Act
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 of the Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDad62f45c10b44e5b924c1c7c437c18f3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<clause id="ID40159b0dde9b4f528bbf505b68529292"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Mandatory</header><text>Subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph shall not apply to any person who is unable to comply
with those requirements because of a physical or developmental disability or
mental impairment as described in section 312(b)(1) of the Act.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe26d36b4735144b394b46461d39ddc6a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Discretionary</header><text>The
Secretary may waive all or part of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph for a
Lawful Prospective Immigrant who is at least 65 years of age on the date on
which an application is filed for adjustment of status under this
section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID31c2294d1e2a4ac881f63cb17c34ec3e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payment of
taxes</header>
<subparagraph id="IDc638d9bf0e774676aa5df0746eb079c5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than the date on which the application for
adjustment of status under this section is filed, the applicant shall satisfy
any applicable Federal tax liability.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf4834cf171a14760a99b469cc71028c1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicable
Federal tax liability</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph, the term <term>applicable Federal tax liability</term> means
liability for unpaid assessed Federal taxes, including penalties and interest,
owed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe595eae8626b463bbbd54ab4dfde2f94"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Continuous
physical presence</header><text>The alien shall establish that the alien did
not have a single absence from the United States of more than 6 months during
the period of admission as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf2f601280b1d4c29b24e9410a0107f6b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Military
selective service</header><text>The alien shall establish that the alien has
registered under the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451 et
seq.), if the alien is subject to such registration under that Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1c97b163a5684c3b99386cc798202e26"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application
procedures</header>
<paragraph id="IDb1e2a850970b45d2a483988e164f5cca"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with the procedures described in section
508 of this title, the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation the procedures
for an alien in the United States to apply for adjustment of status under this
section and the evidence required to demonstrate eligibility for such
adjustment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe994b04258ff40f9afcd1162628f0cb1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Filing of
application</header>
<subparagraph id="ID64c37a4c2caf42ef95be5e58cfcb1939"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Back of the
line</header><text>An alien may not adjust status to that of an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence under this section until the earlier
of—</text>
<clause id="IDa09f84d0c0ac4ec6ad367dc7606bc71d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>30
days after an immigrant visa has become available for all approved petitions
filed under sections 201 and 203 of the Act that were filed before the date of
enactment of this Act; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa131866f669a402a8c0c4f0436ebbdbf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>8
years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0168f14b5e724c708af095519a22ef03"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Acceptance of
applications</header><text>No application to adjust status under this section
may be filed before the date that is 6 years after the initial grant of Lawful
Prospective Immigrant status, regardless of whether such date is after the date
on which, pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, an alien may adjust
status under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbf922e2480044f68ac3c3c3cd41b034b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fees and
penalties</header>
<subparagraph id="IDf7fb44ead20d4b75a30f6bcafd18a7da"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Processing
fees</header><text>The Secretary shall impose a processing fee on applications
for adjustment filed under this section which shall be sufficient to recover
the full cost of adjudicating the application, including the cost of taking and
processing biometrics, and the cost of expenses relating to prevention and
investigation of fraud.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9851e9526b01447a956586c5cd50fd60"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>An
alien 21 years of age or over who is filing an application for adjustment of
status under this section shall pay a $1000 penalty to the Secretary, in
addition to the processing fee required under subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa3d48d65938043fe821bfe3d88a97ae1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Deposit,
allocation, and spending of fees and penalties</header><text>Fees and penalties
collected under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall be deposited and
remain available as provided under section 501 of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID88c2f9c1222d47d59ca5a617f9a7fe44"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interview</header><text>The
Secretary may interview an applicant for adjustment under this section to
determine eligibility for such adjustment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID89f6195bfbe24094af38d4abbd76efe0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Security and
law enforcement background checks</header><text>An alien applying for
adjustment under this section shall be required to submit to a renewed security
and law enforcement background check that must be completed to the satisfaction
of the Secretary before such adjustment may be granted.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID478b0bc756ce4db3a853c585bde43836"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Adjudication of
adjustment application</header>
<subparagraph id="IDd7ec3e0b24c14d60b700c910b936b595"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Evidence of
continuous physical presence</header><text>The Secretary shall determine
continuous physical presence based upon the Secretary’s records of admission to
the United States or such other relevant information as the Secretary may
require.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaa833f722fa0461ab7f42b222bc6c8fa"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Evidence of
payment of taxes</header>
<clause id="ID286291d2075e4121b740709d4bf21ea9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The alien may demonstrate compliance with the requirement
under paragraph (b)(3) of this section by submitting documentation, in
accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary, that establishes
that—</text>
<subclause id="ID504736e596af41d79241c9565344cff1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>no such unpaid
assessed Federal tax liability exists;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDb9077153e0d2495dae78375ce571ebdc"><enum>(II)</enum><text>all such
outstanding liabilities have been met; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID4dc1fd4bf7d543778092f569bed4c6dc"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the alien has
entered into, and is in compliance with, an agreement for payment of all
outstanding liabilities with the Internal Revenue Service.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDf4e8d20261c54409a95bf71b2ac19d9b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>IRS
cooperation</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary, shall establish procedures pursuant to applicable provisions of
section 6103 of title 26, U.S. Code, under which the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue shall provide documentation whereby the Secretary or the applicant may
establish the payment of all taxes required under this subsection, to verify
that the individual meets the requirements of clause (i) of this
subparagraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfcc326a7dd304bbcb10268a23371aeec"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Burden of
proof</header><text>An alien who is applying for adjustment of status under
this section must prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the alien has
satisfied the requirements of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID48eb3575f1b64ceb84e4520a93acc3fc"><enum>503.</enum><header>Administrative
review, removal proceedings, and judicial review for aliens who have applied
for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status</header>
<subsection id="ID24ec409a1caa48beb17e9f79d1b0778d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative
review</header>
<paragraph id="ID27dcc4c660fa4097bee6019acbf60bcf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Exclusive
administrative review</header><text>Administrative review of a determination
respecting an application for status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant under
section 501(b) of this title or respecting an application for adjustment of
status under section 502 of this title shall be conducted solely as provided in
this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9656245cb0cb434ea7d80ac59c91b62c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative
appellate review</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4a6a8f94f897414a82ef5ece48bd9f32"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment
of administrative appellate authority</header><text>The Secretary shall
establish or designate an appellate authority to provide for a single level of
administrative appellate review of a determination respecting an application
for status or revocation of status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant under
section 501(b) of this title or respecting an application for adjustment of
status under section 502 of this title. Any such application is not renewable
in any proceeding before the Attorney General.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9f369045aa1b435196dd71b8184dfdb7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Single
appeal</header>
<clause id="ID8731371e714d472799aacbe469f957c6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Lawful
prospective immigrant</header><text>An alien in the United States whose
application for status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant under section 501(b)
of this title has been denied or whose status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant
has been revoked, may file with the Secretary not more than 1 appeal of the
denial or revocation.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbd42dab2d785499c820e7de3ec265a04"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status</header><text>An alien in Lawful Prospective Immigrant status whose
application under section 502 of this title for adjustment of status to that of
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence has been denied may file
with the Secretary not more than 1 appeal of the denial.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1e84a2c443c846599911d112f42b18d1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Notice of
appeal</header><text>A notice of appeal filed under this subsection must be
filed not later than 60 calendar days after the date of service of the decision
of denial or revocation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb445277e397b40afa3c7e18bb9be26c5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Secretarial
review</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the
authority of the Secretary, in the Secretary’s sole and unreviewable
discretion, from certifying appeals to himself or herself for review and final
administrative decision.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcd3ccd2083ef48c3b509fb9c26ddea6b"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Denial of
petitions for dependents</header><text>Appeals of a decision to deny a petition
filed by a Lawful Prospective Immigrant pursuant to regulations promulgated
under section 501(c)(1)(A)(i) of this title to classify a spouse or child of
such alien as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant shall be to the administrative
appellate authority described in subsection (A) of this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDea444495bd58406198785eb978cbdea9"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Stay of
removal</header><text>Aliens seeking administrative review under this section
shall not be removed from the United States until a final decision is rendered
establishing ineligibility under this title, unless such removal is based on
criminal or national security grounds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDae2ca09356a44e87bdfd9dc159e7d03d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Record for
review</header><text>Administrative appellate review referred to in paragraph
(2) of this subsection shall be based solely upon the administrative record
established at the time of the determination on the application and upon such
additional newly discovered or previously unavailable evidence as the
administrative appellate review authority may in its discretion decide to
consider.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID328804fcaf934968845a2068ad8a641b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on
motions to reopen and reconsider</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4a979dcd3a1840f3849e4704a4c4b9cf"><enum>(A)</enum><header>No motion to
reopen or reconsider initial decision</header><text>An alien may not file a
motion to reopen or reconsider the denial of an application for status as a
Lawful Prospective Immigrant or for adjustment of status under this title, or
the revocation of an alien’s status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant under
this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc2debabb678643da951ca0b871ba4086"><enum>(B)</enum><header>One motion to
reopen or reconsider appellate decision</header><text>An alien may not file
more than one motion to reopen or to reconsider the decision of the
administrative appellate authority under this section. Such motions must be
filed not later than 60 days after the date of service of the administrative
appellate decision. The Secretary's decision whether to consider any such
motion is committed to the Secretary's sole and unreviewable discretion and
shall not be subject to any judicial review.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb1063d3c052a4a8c92db6f35384751d0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Self initiated
removal and notice preserving judicial review</header>
<paragraph id="ID038a5a10225c4028900ff786cd581e5f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraphs (2) and (3) of this
subsection, any alien who receives a denial of an administrative appeal filed
under subsection (a) may request, not later than 60 calendar days after the
date of service of the administrative appellate decision, that the Secretary
place the alien in removal proceedings. That request shall serve as a notice
preserving judicial review of the denial. The Secretary shall place such alien
in removal proceedings to which the alien would otherwise be subject, provided
that no court shall have jurisdiction to review the timing of the Secretary's
initiation of such proceedings. If removal proceedings are not commenced within
one year of the timely filing of the request specified in this section, the
alien may petition for review as if an order of removal was filed within one
year of the request.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd2ece0be081645af935405984d260b22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Aliens in
removal proceedings</header><text>Any alien who is in removal, deportation, or
exclusion proceedings that are not administratively final and who receives a
denial of an administrative appeal filed under subsection (a) of this section,
may file with the Secretary, not later than 60 calendar days after the date of
service of the administrative appellate decision, a notice to preserve judicial
review of that appeal.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID85deb89832bc459ab90209f5fc5373a2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Aliens with a
final removal order</header><text>Any alien who is subject to an
administratively final, unexecuted order of removal, deportation, or exclusion
and who receives a denial of an administrative appeal filed under subsection
(a) of this section, may file with the Secretary, not later than 60 calendar
days after the date of service of the administrative appellate decision, a
notice to preserve judicial review of that appeal. Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to authorize motions to reopen or reconsider the removal
order not otherwise permitted under statute or regulation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID72183e60d6a843458c7354fa80d03a46"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect of
motions to reopen or reconsider</header><text>The 60-day period described in
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection shall not be affected or
extended by the filing of a motion to reopen or reconsider.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID167c3542d8164cfe8257a288a5f93503"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Effect of
service by mail</header><text>If the administrative appellate decision
described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection is served by mail,
the date of mailing shall be considered the date of service, and 3 days shall
be added to the prescribed period that the alien has to file the request or
notices under such paragraphs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID66152edf34c24516a61a595b417de872"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Judicial
review</header><text>Section 242 of the Act is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0b3d7bdf684d495a940446a5bae8925f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2), by striking <quote>completed the proceedings</quote> and inserting
<quote>or the Secretary of Homeland Security completed the removal
proceedings</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDda436e0b05ff4edfb31295aad0ad92e5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (d)(1) to read:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F88FC439BBB4E15A2698FD20AC2B3F5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID77e090d16b294ac98f16922cba2c3f1d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the alien has
exhausted all administrative remedies available to the alien as of right,
except that the alien need not file an administrative appeal of an order of an
immigration judge if the alien seeks review solely of a denial or revocation of
Lawful Prospective Immigrant status pursuant to subsection (i)(3),
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa1059c7b6b31466fada03417e79a9abe"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE436DE46997748A191C664350A03B43A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID37bead64c71b4986a0645283e2bb9817"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Judicial review
of determinations relating to lawful prospective immigrant status</header>
<paragraph id="IDb2f6b3c235b94c1996412e1b9d3f224d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Direct
review</header><text>A person whose application for classification or
adjustment of status under this section is denied after administrative
appellate review under Title V of the CIR Act of 2010 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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDea9b8618380349c7b01581ed31e5a99e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review after
removal proceedings</header><text>There shall be judicial review in the Federal
courts of appeal of the denial of an application for adjustment of status under
Title V of the CIR Act of 2010 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 paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe6a8efdabd3e4116a8d28583aed24e55"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Standard for
judicial review</header><text>Judicial review of a denial of an application
under Title V of the CIR Act of 2010 shall be based upon the administrative
record established at the time of the review, but the court may remand the case
to the Secretary for consideration of additional evidence where the court finds
that the evidence is material and there were reasonable grounds for failure to
adduce the evidence before the Secretary. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, judicial review of all questions arising from a denial of an
application under Title V of the CIR Act of 2010 shall be governed by the
standard of review set forth in chapter 7 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfb451edf8f0b43a7a5ceb101613f07f5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Remedial
powers</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district
courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over any cause or claim
arising from a pattern or practice of the Secretary of Homeland Security in the
operation or implementation of Title V of the CIR Act of 2010 that is
arbitrary, capricious, or otherwise contrary to law, and may order any
appropriate relief. The district courts may order any appropriate relief in
accordance with the preceding sentence without regard to exhaustion, ripeness,
or other standing requirements (other than constitutionally-mandated
requirements), if the court determines that resolution of such cause or claim
will serve judicial and administrative efficiency or that a remedy would
otherwise not be reasonably available or practicable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe605782f9f2740648ded4e7af2deaf19"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Stay of
removal</header><text>Aliens seeking judicial review under section 503 of the
CIR Act of 2010 shall not be removed from the United States until a final
decision is rendered establishing ineligibility under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID451ede96a3d44ae683126562cc40b6db"><enum>(6)</enum><header>No review for
late filings</header><text>An alien may not file an application for Lawful
Prospective Immigrant status, under title V of the CIR Act of 2010 beyond the
period for receipt of such applications established by section 501(e)(1) of
such Act. The denial of any application filed beyond the expiration of the
period established by that subsection shall not be subject to judicial review
or remedy, including under paragraph (5).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID20358ff4a90e4a31bcd6fda0de216ba9"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Challenges on
validity of the system established by title v of the cir Act of 2010</header>
<subparagraph id="IDb16b08f5d11b4976bcb47e084986f2f0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any claim that title V of the CIR Act of 2010, or any
regulation, guideline, directive, or procedure issued to implement that title,
violates the Constitution of the United States or is otherwise in violation of
law is available exclusively in an action instituted in the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia in accordance with the procedures
prescribed in this paragraph. No claims challenging the validity of the system
established by title V of the CIR Act of 2010 may be initiated after the period
for receipt of such applications established by subsection 501(c)(1) of title
VI of the CIR Act of 2010 by or on behalf of an alien who did not timely file
for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfc49d316563c492ca9481468a6f28740"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadlines for
bringing actions</header><text>Any action instituted under this paragraph
shall, if it asserts a claim that this title or any regulation, guideline,
directive, or procedure issued by or under the authority of the Secretary to
implement that title violates the Constitution or is otherwise unlawful, be
filed no later than one year after the date of the publication or promulgation
of the challenged regulation, policy or directive or, in cases challenging the
validity of the Act, within one year of enactment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID612152e0666a4ae8b9dceea49859c0cd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Subject to
subparagraph (D), nothing in subparagraph (A) or (B) shall preclude an
applicant for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status under title VI of the CIR Act
of 2010 from asserting that an action taken or decision made by the Secretary
with respect to his status under that title was contrary to law in a proceeding
under section 503 of title V of the CIR Act of 2010.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe8131c5083ec40e0a1540ad34c920b3a"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Class
actions</header><text>Any claim described in subparagraph (A) that is brought
as a class action shall be brought in conformity with the Class Action Fairness
Act of 2005, Public Law 109-2, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. After
the expiration of the period for receipt of such applications established by
section 501(c)(1) of title V of the CIR Act of 2010, an alien who did not
timely file for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status may not be a class member
of or otherwise benefit from a class action described in subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1bfe2cd52f214006a4f3d6abd88ee8e7"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Exhaustion and
stay of proceedings</header><text>No claim brought under this paragraph shall
require the plaintiff to exhaust administrative remedies under section 503 of
title V of the CIR Act of 2010, but nothing shall prevent the court from
staying proceedings under this paragraph to permit the Secretary to evaluate an
allegation challenging a policy or practice or to take corrective action. In
issuing such a stay, the court shall take into account any harm the stay may
cause to the claimant and to the government. This subsection conveys no
authority to stay proceedings initiated under any other section of the
Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID41ae3e60b796488389c14285ff66a72a"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Expeditious
consideration of cases</header><text>It shall be the duty of the District
Court, the Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court to advance on
the docket and to expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of
any case considered under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDabfde59d10e6417ea1ff8f2771b02894"><enum>504.</enum><header>Confidentiality
of information</header>
<subsection id="ID206a79ecd9ed4e6780d6f61969c85f03"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section and in
section 507 of this title, no Federal agency or bureau, or any officer or
employee of such agency or bureau, may, without the written consent of the
applicant—</text>
<paragraph id="ID88b02b368d1c43feb946e901b4d9ef84"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use the
information furnished by the applicant pursuant to an application filed under
section 501 or 502 of this title, for any purpose, other than to make a
determination on the application, including revocation of an application
previously approved;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID45af78041a0c47498d5b2c8db1354ece"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make any
publication through which the information furnished by any particular applicant
can be identified; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd33c611e523a4165b1a53f589369d580"><enum>(3)</enum><text>permit anyone
other than the sworn officers, employees or contractors of such agency or
bureau, to examine individual applications that have been filed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf66173ba985643f58dc0078d1b2cf4ac"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
disclosures</header>
<paragraph id="IDffd295922fb04049b160eb2ee8fbe2bc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary
shall provide the information furnished pursuant to an application filed under
section 501 or 502 of this title, and any other information derived from such
furnished information, to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1b9eeb545f774a43a80fff8a8186570f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a Federal, state,
tribal, or local law enforcement agency, intelligence agency, national security
agency, component of the Department of Homeland Security, court, or grand jury
in connection with a criminal investigation or prosecution, a background check
conducted pursuant to the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act, or for
homeland security or national security purposes, in each instance about an
individual, when such information is requested by such entity or consistent
with an information sharing agreement or mechanism; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbd3972f9ca864b2e9c4a2f43c920dadc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an official
coroner for purposes of affirmatively identifying a deceased individual,
whether or not the death of such individual resulted from a crime.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5a0834aefef747a79418063fc91371f3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Nothing in this
section shall be construed as prohibiting any entity described in paragraph
(1)(A) of this subsection from disseminating information provided to such
entity under this subsection by the Secretary for any authorized
purpose.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd3b41d63753644aca93f4cb5a805bd6c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inapplicability
after denial, revocation, or abandonment</header><text>The limitations under
subsection (a) of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="IDd611b0daf4634253b3a7eaf13197591a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall apply only
until an application filed under section 501 or 502 of this title is denied and
all opportunities for administrative appeal of the denial have been
exhausted;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID660e905a9df3415481f8c3f543c38858"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not apply
to the use of the information furnished pursuant to such application in any
removal proceeding or other criminal or civil case or action, including
administrative action, relating to an alien whose application has been granted
that is based upon any violation of law committed or discovered after such
grant; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID55c04531b86549bd961459adb665ae8b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall not apply
in a case in which—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5eb3e3f68bd84b3bad35a5f0ad394e8b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary has
revoked the alien’s status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant, or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID935d252231384fbda6871932e998de1d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the alien’s
Lawful Prospective Immigrant status has expired.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6a20d798b1164d99ae35cadef8457b7e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Fraud in
application process or criminal conduct</header><text>Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, information concerning whether the applicant has
engaged in fraud in the application for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status or
for adjustment of status from Lawful Prospective Immigrant status or at any
time committed a crime may be used or released for immigration enforcement, law
enforcement, or national security purposes.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa2860f1ed9104f0fbc28cdc6b314b710"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Auditing and
evaluation of information</header>
<paragraph id="IDb004c65d039441e4beb441b2a66a2c8a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary may
audit and evaluate information furnished as part of any application filed under
section 501 or 502 of this title for purposes of identifying fraud or fraud
schemes, and may use any evidence of fraud detected by means of audits,
evaluations, or other means for purposes of investigating, prosecuting or
referring for prosecution, denying, or terminating immigration benefits.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID425e2aac145d4a0eb4bc7f9a2507c967"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Nothing in this
section shall be construed as limiting the authority of the relevant Offices of
Inspector General from conducting reviews, audits, oversight, and
administrative, civil or criminal investigations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7f8a7bc80b7744e78a9ac1a5eb74d790"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of
information in immigration matters subsequent to adjustment of
status</header><text>If the Secretary has adjusted an alien's status to that of
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence pursuant to section 502 of
this title, then at any time thereafter the Secretary may use the information
furnished by the alien in the application for adjustment of status or in the
applications for status pursuant to sections 501 of this title in any
subsequent immigration matter.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID474809f8a1ed48798fcaef7633827d0a"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Other
authorized disclosures</header><text>The Federal Bureau of Investigation may
disclose information derived from biometric and biographic checks of the
applicant to assist in the apprehension of a person who is the subject of a
warrant of arrest, or to notify intelligence agencies of the location of a
known or suspected terrorist.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6017a0d8effa42a6979b128cd9d28589"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text>Whoever willfully uses, publishes, or permits information
to be disclosed in violation of this section shall be subject to appropriate
disciplinary action and subject to a civil monetary penalty of not more than
$5,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDe2e09195616f45c492140a08aa377b30"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall be construed to limit the use or release for immigration
enforcement purposes of information contained in files or records of the
Secretary or Attorney General pertaining to an application filed under section
501 or 502 of this title, 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>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa8e2ebb7cdff4e29b0add5697e06c7c3"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Interagency
fraud prevention coordination</header><text>The Secretary or the Secretary’s
designee shall convene an interagency committee to address issues relating to
the identification, prevention, investigation, and prosecution of fraud and
related conduct in connection with this program.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID7a4040e61d0e4a729a27e9a32f0807a5"><enum>505.</enum><header>Aliens not
subject to direct numerical limitations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201(b)(1) of the Act (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="id47B93C2C651D4C29A3E934FD0BCE4F0D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDa39ed8793b5f427aa7c5e4eb7e4c117e"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Aliens whose
status is adjusted from that of a Lawful Prospective Immigrant under section
502 of CIR Act of
2010.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID65a02d0c35894b088aabb19dccd5ede6"><enum>506.</enum><header>Employer
protections</header>
<subsection id="IDe1feb87d655b441aaa2d8bd2e55021af"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of
employment records</header><text>Copies of employment records or other evidence
of employment provided by an alien or by an alien<quote>s employer in support
of an alien</quote>s application for Lawful Prospective Immigrant status under
section 601 of this title shall not be used in a prosecution or investigation
(civil or criminal) of that employer under section 274A of the Act or the tax
laws of the United States for the prior unlawful employment of that alien,
regardless of the adjudication of such application or reconsideration by the
Secretary of such alien's prima facie eligibility determination. This section
does not apply to employment records submitted by aliens or employers that are
deemed to be fraudulent.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc2e3fe6ccaaf497ca5b2a541ba336999"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability
of other law</header><text>Nothing in this section may be used to shield an
employer from liability under section 274B of the Act or any other labor or
employment law.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID2f8e8ddd0a6e48cb9a858891f4cfedfc"><enum>507.</enum><header>Assignment of
Social Security number</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, in coordination with the
Secretary, shall implement a system to allow for the assignment of a Social
Security number and issuance of a Social Security card after the Secretary has
granted an alien status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant. The Secretary shall
provide to the Commissioner of Social Security information from the application
filed under section 501(a) of this title and such other information as the
Commissioner of Social Security deems necessary to assign a Social Security
account number. The Commissioner of Social Security may use such information to
assign such Social Security account numbers and to administer the programs for
which the Commissioner of Social Security has responsibility. The Commissioner
of Social Security may maintain, use, and disclose such information only as
permitted by the Privacy Act and other federal law.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="id610AAF0AC1224E43BF4DE06C9F8CA805"><enum>B</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<section id="id27C24F96B2404559923CC525EB10DACB"><enum>511.</enum><header>Rulemaking</header>
<subsection id="ID6e786ec9d273455289d6500dfe9f4f96"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary and Attorney General separately shall issue
interim final regulations within nine months of the date of enactment of this
title to implement this title and the amendments made by this title. Such
interim final regulations shall become effective immediately upon publication
in the Federal Register.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2be62c29192a481b84db76dae796c1a8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exemption from
national environmental policy Act</header><text>Any decision by the Secretary
concerning any rulemaking action, plan or program described in this section
shall not be considered to be a major Federal action subject to review under
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDfd50d4e21a124c9185652f72ab18d5d7"><enum>512.</enum><header>Exemption from
government contracting and hiring rules</header>
<subsection id="ID6b35a1b0ce1d4197afe228d15dea63c2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exemption from
government contracting rules</header>
<paragraph id="id795CDF719BFC4B02BA1F9596CBC49FF4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Procurement
competition exemption</header><text>Any Federal agency's determination to use a
procurement competition exemption under section 253(c) of title 41, United
States Code, or to use the authority granted in paragraph (2) of this
subsection, for the purpose of implementing this title is not subject to
challenge by protest to either the Government Accountability Office, under
sections 3551 through 3556 of title 31, United States Code, or to the Court of
Federal Claims, under section 1491 of title 28, United States Code. An agency
shall immediately advise Congress of the exercise of the authority granted in
this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCE1F0663400A4E90813664686F45F00C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver of
competition requirements</header><text>The competition requirement of section
253(a) of title 41, United States Code may be waived or modified by a Federal
agency for any procurement conducted to implement this title pursuant to a
determination and finding, approved by the senior procurement executive for the
agency conducting the procurement, that explains why the waiver or modification
is necessary; provided that such a determination and finding is furnished to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5b0e70fb198b4ef4a9f520b774734789"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exemption from
government hiring rules</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary shall have authority to make term, temporary, limited, and
part-time appointments for purposes of implementing this title without regard
to the number of such employees, their ratio to permanent full-time employees,
and the duration of their employment. Nothing in chapter 71 of title 5, United
States Code, shall affect the authority of any Department management official
to hire term, temporary, limited, or part-time employees under this
subsection.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID79758f6a04d940f79c9bd5a13aeaebd4"><enum>513.</enum><header>Authority to
acquire leaseholds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary may acquire a leasehold interest in real property, and may
provide in a lease entered into under this subsection for the construction or
modification of any facility on the leased property, if she determines that the
acquisition of such interest, and such construction or modification, are
necessary in order to facilitate the implementation of this title.</text>
</section><section id="ID6493b42b9cda492cb23d53993387ae8c"><enum>514.</enum><header>Privacy and
civil liberties</header>
<subsection id="IDae7f733ce5c14cf0b6438ec486c3cb32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Protection of
privacy</header><text>Consistent with section 504 of this title, the Secretary
shall require appropriate administrative and physical safeguards to protect the
security, confidentiality, and integrity of personally identifiable information
collected, maintained, and disseminated pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of
this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDd64fd8700d544f6ab1162caef408f9a8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement for
impact assessments</header><text>Notwithstanding privacy requirements under
section 222 of the Homeland Security Act and the E-Government Act of 2002, the
Secretary shall conduct a privacy impact assessment and a civil liberties
impact assessment of the legalization program established in sections 501 and
502 of this title during the pendency of the interim final rule.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDe50da860c2e946bc87e0c6f9e213d561"><enum>515.</enum><header>Statutory
construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as
specifically provided otherwise, nothing in this title, or any amendment made
by this title, 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>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="id6EE646827E214A3B8748B0B60EE2B7DB"><enum>C</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="idA988591E43CB4691BF3861EEE2C07825"><enum>521.</enum><header>Correction of
Social Security records</header>
<subsection id="ID0e8720c537f243e9950bd85bf958731e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 208(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
408(e)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9c59660c051e47df922bae9867dab624"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb71426c57fcf4cee97bc6d7083f36dd3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (C) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25C189FC4A7B455F8189B39FE3AE45D7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID1e9cb2b6acf9418a800972bc8219a1fe"><enum>(D)</enum><text>who is granted
status as a Lawful Prospective Immigrant pursuant to section 501 of the CIR Act
of 2010; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID83db8551d4d24215b4f44f88a0f509bb"><enum>(E)</enum><text>whose status is
adjusted to that of lawful permanent resident under section 502 of the CIR Act
of 2010,</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID53ffdfe0b9024eb3afc3a7b4a80566cc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1990.</quote> and inserting <quote>1990, or in the case of an alien
described in subparagraph (D) or (E), if such conduct is alleged to have
occurred before the date on which the alien submitted an application under
section 501 of the CIR Act of 2010 for classification as a Lawful Prospective
Immigrant.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7c9f5e3fc4544c1c83b39ca70f13d751"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
the first day of the tenth month that begins after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDdcde402fcebe42a085de6cda38e8ada9"><enum>522.</enum><header>Fraud
prevention program</header>
<subsection id="IDa4475b74e18245c4963c452025e56c38"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The head of each Department responsible for the
administration of a program related to this title or with authority to confer
an immigration benefit, relief, or status under the immigration laws shall
develop an administrative program to prevent fraud within or upon such program
or authority. Subject to such modifications as the head of the Department may
direct, the program shall provide for—</text>
<paragraph id="ID7b8041a874f54131a7d6f0b61b8fc042"><enum>(1)</enum><text>fraud prevention
training for the relevant administrative adjudicators within the
Department;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID86ee6a30c3e7448b9cef5a706c7414ee"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the regular audit
of pending and approved applications for examples and patterns of fraud or
abuse;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID94fe17e2e4574a419acbf91088988287"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the receipt and
evaluation of reports of fraud or abuse;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0148ff0aa1244ee69cc9ddac3d88f55e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
identification of deficiencies in administrative practice or procedure that
encourage fraud or abuse;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDca89c78588f448bbbeff7ae1c0d33af8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the remedy of any
identified deficiencies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2a27315859a34be3b6648b4fb4234d7c"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the referral of
cases of identified or suspected fraud or other misconduct for
investigation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8155a8239ea34afd9621ae93bf6fd18a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Except
as the head of the Department shall otherwise provide, the implementation of
the administrative program referred to in subsection (a) shall be assigned to
and made part of the component or agency within the Department that is
responsible for conferring the relevant immigration benefit, relief, or status
under the immigration laws.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2fe38beec94c4581bdd8f9a9a3b68676"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
heads of relevant Departments shall coordinate their respective efforts under
this subsection.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb85b7b8745d0414f830cae865892ab43"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary for this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDe04781982c09424fb1f1a66459ed8dfc"><enum>523.</enum><header>Data
collection requirements</header>
<subsection id="ID1a95e4ad3031485fbf340d587957f36e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The head of each department or agency of the United
States shall ensure that general demographic data provided by applicants under
this title shall be made available in the aggregate in a searchable public
database.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0c7d796bcff54cbdb2735013c2bb1e9b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Demographic
data</header><text>General demographic data including gender, country of
origin, age, education, annual earnings, employment, State of residence,
marital status, date of arrival in the United States, method of entry into the
United States, number and ages of children, and birthplace of children shall be
made available to the public.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDf9ef7c697a1242b8abbfbcc0c42babaf"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Protection of
confidentiality</header><text>Data collected and gathered in the aggregate for
purposes of research shall not be recorded in such a way that it violates
confidentiality provisions under this title.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id9991D4A647984A58A21E01C4546C6929"><enum>D</enum><header>Dream
Act</header>
<section id="idED100C1C4672474BA779AEEB6D40E655"><enum>531.</enum><header>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
2010</quote> or the <quote>DREAM Act of 2010</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID7d0bc0759d1d4736a994a771965a9e78"><enum>532.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="IDfdbcaf1a4b2f407381bb49affd55f330"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Institution of
higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher
education</term> has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6befb42f85c848828f7a606865298387"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Uniformed
services</header><text>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 id="ID48e090d9940a4e6dbafbff81d10acf39"><enum>533.</enum><header>Restoration of
State option to determine residency for purposes of higher education
benefits</header>
<subsection id="ID47c538106f0a400d9399bc3433063243"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1623) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID656724c1766b4427ab82b620ca98d7a0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>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 (division C of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat.
3009-546).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDcdbcd330bb3c42acb9b67cb340abdaa1"><enum>534.</enum><header>Cancellation
of removal and adjustment of status of certain long-term residents who entered
the United States as children</header>
<subsection id="ID80d4591a3c814ac1bbc3b322e37ac719"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Special rule
for certain long-term residents who entered the United States as
children</header>
<paragraph id="ID12e68f35f94a4760b6925ba1b95e5cdc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 5, an alien who is
inadmissible or deportable from the United States, if the alien demonstrates
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8aa557a8bd974d14b584f918b76bfcbe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 subtitle,
and had not yet reached the age of 16 years at the time of initial
entry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a7b880521824611bb34e89be6cc3c6e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the alien has
been a person of good moral character since the time of application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8b91250fcf9d468e8674622d07baa58d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the alien—</text>
<clause id="IDc54ebbf3e52e408d9c6b86536e18d923"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
not inadmissible under paragraph (2), (3), (6)(E), or (10)(C) of section 212(a)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0450badb3dc94022a4c81d048e5ceb0c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is
not deportable under paragraph (1)(E), (2), or (4) of section 237(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a));</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDce8fea5af0d846609c39349f77dc3de6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7e6feacd61eb400c8b7b9e7da2d5f5cb"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the alien has
never been under a final administrative or judicial order of exclusion,
deportation, or removal, unless the alien—</text>
<clause id="IDc0026e4587a54234a6a130c2c3ac25ed"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has
remained in the United States under color of law after such order was issued;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID78445d6be7634f379ad6dc93abf35027"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>received the
order before attaining the age of 16 years; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID76b2246c9a124abda03338e2ffbdb905"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the alien had not
yet reached the age of 35 years on the date of the enactment of this
subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbeae6cc372e9483fb808111f7b689503"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), the Secretary may waive the ground of ineligibility under
section 212(a)(6)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and the ground of
deportability under paragraph (1)(E) 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 id="IDf957f36b21844410ab05ecb4aa2565f3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>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 id="ID4d20931bdc0842e987d72e922c50cc95"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination of
continuous period</header><text>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 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229(a)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID727c776aef39409da9085f49d562125c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment of
certain breaks in presence</header>
<paragraph id="ID01d1b3322ffd4dfb8d8fa534f041505e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID0d34fa1e51da400b9a3fa81477be127b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extensions for
exceptional circumstances</header><text>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 id="IDab01024a50cf4d029d392139b0ce1750"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exemption from
numerical limitations</header><text>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 id="IDd21c2ae682ad46b1a4defef2ad1895d9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="IDd2f1c773ccb84ddbbbc2be05528a85fb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Proposed
regulations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this subtitle, 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 id="IDd84edc9265324ad190836017ffacd035"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interim, final
regulations</header><text>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 id="IDb7133e382d85463cb14e85b753bc73aa"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Removal of
alien</header><text>The Secretary may not remove any alien who has a pending
application for conditional status under this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID42d8d99067254dfba3febcdf4a4f8366"><enum>535.</enum><header>Conditional
permanent resident status</header>
<subsection id="ID397a24687d7c402c94471a167daca7da"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="ID7dde815e000c486b86ab20f07c773862"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conditional
basis for status</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
except as provided in section 6, an alien whose status has been adjusted under
section 534 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 id="ID86be141ba02d4863ad23ddc467e9e932"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice of
requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="ID6c628a6a406e49d291d241aa02883de5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>At time of
obtaining permanent residence</header><text>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 id="ID97c53887f6494427a6eabe282ce1293b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of
failure to provide notice</header><text>The failure of the Secretary to provide
a notice under this paragraph—</text>
<clause id="ID6242b68a69c7407e97da470a9d24bc43"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not affect
the enforcement of the provisions of this subtitle with respect to the alien;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc7f2986863e146518ad1e04a202754d7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall not give
rise to any private right of action by the alien.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDff93c880fdc34f768823688b9c3dc11d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination of
status</header>
<paragraph id="ID9659d5d3e16947df9711684f2fcced60"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID50fcc411a0b64a6aa8a1d5f287161fdb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ceases to meet
the requirements of subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 4(a)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDba5a1c2452374ea2948db3599801241e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has become a
public charge; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdbee8c5502b94c56b339e64e77b97f52"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has received a
dishonorable or other than honorable discharge from the uniformed
services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID85a38e8ae8b54af48ee8531ef41fdfff"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Return to
previous immigration status</header><text>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 id="ID1f147fdc690a4608af43f62c67bd3a22"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements of
timely petition for removal of condition</header>
<paragraph id="ID947db7841f8a41e790df1ac364b8e542"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="IDb529d561cb524514b4d43d47c95de9bb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjudication of
petition to remove condition</header>
<subparagraph id="IDa4d167afbc8a4c4183865b5238fb75d0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="IDd5d0d24a6d444a36a5f110bd324e1618"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Removal of
conditional basis if favorable determination</header><text>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 id="IDb77cb2ee27864fd4b500ffb8f8cc3574"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Termination if
adverse determination</header><text>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 id="IDdfb18123f6a54f43af87173e8c9b789c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Time to file
petition</header><text>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 id="ID549918009cca41b3a8ca31e9de10666d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Details of
petition</header>
<paragraph id="ID5154a732831049d59cc17bee19dac90c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Contents of
petition</header><text>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 id="ID4fabd31f7bf74cbea30332064da55ccb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The alien has
demonstrated good moral character during the entire period the alien has been a
conditional permanent resident.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbc526846a72043c6a33fa685c5b757d1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The alien is in
compliance with section 534(a)(1)(C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID65f157fc64af4da6a50d8dc05f4e22a7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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 id="ID8c42715230ec462c95aae6efc8db4704"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The alien has
completed at least 1 of the following:</text>
<clause id="ID37d8a133f70d4e9294aa5f64e3a01b13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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 id="ID8ec72d55461a4b76ae50d0eae22f22fe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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 id="IDe61303f41225428e94d31db876b07d21"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The alien has
provided a list of each secondary school (as that term is defined in section
9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801))
that the alien attended in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8bd95af7afc24534bacea07bb5c13544"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Hardship
exception</header>
<subparagraph id="ID913c9b6b80e14fecbbbe90c7a3bd57da"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may, in the Secretary's discretion, remove
the conditional status of an alien if the alien—</text>
<clause id="IDc97a51c4b67d4728a84656b6933cf1f1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>satisfies the
requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID21255a8b26be43568a6292a118a82008"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>demonstrates
compelling circumstances for the inability to complete the requirements
described in paragraph (1)(D); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID984c2b6f7e9c4a6c95597cb72a464f62"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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 id="ID55d7ad85c3bb4d82866340c431a31278"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>Upon
a showing of good cause, the Secretary may extend the period of conditional
resident status for the purpose of completing the requirements described in
paragraph (1)(D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID182a831d604b41c5811fa07e2f7b4d2e"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Treatment of
period for purposes of naturalization</header><text>For purposes of title III
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (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 id="IDaa3ae55dd3fb4070a8a74ebc64161ac4"><enum>536.</enum><header>Retroactive
benefits under this subtitle</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If, on the date of enactment of this
subtitle, an alien has satisfied all the requirements of subparagraphs (A)
through (E) of section 534(a)(1) and section 535(d)(1)(D), the Secretary may
adjust the status of the alien to that of a conditional resident in accordance
with section 534. The alien may petition for removal of such condition at the
end of the conditional residence period in accordance with section 535(c) if
the alien has met the requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of
section 535(d)(1) during the entire period of conditional residence.</text>
</section><section id="ID0f24a79e5f10416e98ecff5890db7811"><enum>537.</enum><header>Exclusive
jurisdiction</header>
<subsection id="ID280fbab6c6604537a758aa44b12b512c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="ID751e7a71caf34f0fad8d97ff9fd748ba"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Stay of removal
of certain aliens enrolled in primary or secondary school</header><text>The
Attorney General shall stay the removal proceedings of any alien who—</text>
<paragraph id="ID486cdc719e2c40fc82c389b61b4b463d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meets all the
requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (E) of section
534(a)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3acc08a1967f4648a6db219634d1791c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is at least 12
years of age; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfb374db13ae643b6aa78cfc335c0c8ef"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is enrolled full
time in a primary or secondary school.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID74421764d6af4a338d4e7bb59ea9e5f2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Employment</header><text>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 id="IDcc324bda2c0a4eed85dce1c2fb19b078"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Lift of
stay</header><text>The Attorney General shall lift the stay granted pursuant to
subsection (b) if the alien—</text>
<paragraph id="ID369a3a58294c42faa631874edc8b4146"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is no longer
enrolled in a primary or secondary school; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID67e403b2ad9e47daa1f5313cacf5474e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ceases to meet
the requirements of subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID2f3b2bb114274269b42c93c5e06deb80"><enum>538.</enum><header>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 id="ID83179be45d76404085f8b92072482144"><enum>539.</enum><header>Confidentiality
of information</header>
<subsection id="ID97c9213ef75e4d98bed3a96c790b1aec"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Except
as provided in subsection (b), no officer or employee of the United States
may—</text>
<paragraph id="IDd55807de47cb458f9c57219b711e2b91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 id="ID3d9eefdfe562464d8123e97b570b3656"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 id="ID9afee4d5bbb84bd293c9d9b7f76b45e7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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 id="IDd2d45e571dd7495197ae0aecb5007c43"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
disclosure</header><text>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 id="ID1a2f68cb6da240b9955c8d093dd4eb73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)), when such information is requested in
writing by such entity; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDce90810a8ef64fa281e02b3608ac9595"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 id="IDfd40807c55ae479a9118007cfbdcc0c6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>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 id="IDd46ca7f6185342628c7669c8795de845"><enum>540.</enum><header>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 id="ID2272be6b9a0f43f895718545a46fc15e"><enum>541.</enum><header>Higher
education assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any provision of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), with respect to assistance
provided under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (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:</text>
<paragraph id="ID55b7e441b86b49329927d13295e00dbf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 id="ID85e58e938c79417990c2371a9c56ed5a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 id="ID4f39d83731b34870afd2ee18f6fe54fc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Services under
such title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), subject to the requirements for such
services.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID4cebc3208ae144ab8fdcea7e5e8624f5"><enum>542.</enum><header>GAO
report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than seven
years after the date of enactment of this subtitle, 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
setting forth—</text>
<paragraph id="ID390d1437af7044929b0624a5fa3cf0e4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of
aliens who were eligible for cancellation of removal and adjustment of status
under section 534(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID86a9630497e54e0c9d40d78d93b0a9c6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
aliens who applied for adjustment of status under section 534(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID292b2e2fe146455e9226eb3679416789"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number of
aliens who were granted adjustment of status under section 534(a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9a5b75246f9e4f11b85850300cff80a4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the number of
aliens whose conditional permanent resident status was removed under section
535.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id9894C4D7A3E942A2BFA5A63725B809C1"><enum>E</enum><header>Funding for the
Department of Homeland Security</header>
<section id="idA4F267602F0E4C80AEBE3E2C135D75E3"><enum>550.</enum><header>Effective
funding</header>
<subsection id="IDbff1f024672d43ddb2cde2cd39e3b65d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Department of
Homeland Security Legalization Program Account</header>
<paragraph id="IDa68975f16c814406903fa6c919607842"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the general fund of the Treasury
a separate account, which shall be known as the <quote>Department of Homeland
Security Legalization Program Account</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1956c302d32a49feb0e365de7b548fa4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Source of
funds</header><text>Immediately upon the enactment of this Act, such sums as
the Secretary determines shall be necessary shall be transferred from the
general fund of the Treasury to the Department of Homeland Security
Legalization Program Account.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID78fe7a65b57d4134a8bcf3b721191249"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appropriations</header>
<subparagraph id="IDe15b6843e3294aa5a4f64d98eedda69c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>There are hereby
appropriated such sums as are provided under paragraph (2) to remain available
for obligation for ten years after enactment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe48e3de2858a47899d3bfe75539eeb16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>These sums shall
be authorized for the Secretary to implement and operate the legalization
programs described in title V of this Act, including but not limited to—</text>
<clause id="IDd4479fe4e4fc420d8716580609a60521"><enum>(i)</enum><text>infrastructure,
staffing, and adjudication;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8394df2c88584da18499817d6f6b5c66"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>outreach;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2c59697a38e848fbab392411424ad4b7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>grants to
community and faith-based organizations; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0cb6457959a64a60ad54dae52c16d1f8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>anti-fraud
programs and actions relating to such legalization programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2b276e159390458fa49ad981a18e2237"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide to the Committees on the Judiciary and Appropriations
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for expenditure of the
funds under paragraph (2) within 90 days of enactment of this Act, and update
the plan annually, that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDdd0e35261fc644ba8fb939078850e9b4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies
one-time and on-going costs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9639256f679e460ab51595a1e55f8218"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifies the
level of funding for each program, project, and activity, and if that funding
will supplement an appropriated program, project, or activity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID04bf1af37efa477380316ec25fb1520c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifies the
amount of funding to be obligated in each fiscal year, by program, project, and
activity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID381c42bf96aa43b78758e0c63a02e787"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Department of
State Legalization Program Account</header>
<paragraph id="IDe9f59fbf539549f7825193bffedf0944"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the general fund of the Treasury
a separate account, which shall be known as the <quote>Department of State
Legalization Program Account</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID01b9ba4333e940daa5dd23596969f7e1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Source of
funds</header><text>Immediately upon the enactment of this Act, such sums as
the Secretary of State determines shall be necessary shall be transferred from
the general fund of the Treasury to the Department of State Legalization
Program Account.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID88816b1de5cc430eb181865b605adf8a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appropriations</header>
<subparagraph id="ID3dcbe8a60baa4375981e26c799cf4a8d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>There are hereby
appropriated such sums as are provided under paragraph (2) to remain available
until ten years after enactment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1f5cf30416054447a451bb84778cbfdc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>These sums shall
be available for the Secretary of State to implement and operate the
legalization programs described in title V of this Act, including but not
limited to—</text>
<clause id="IDff1968572d72437f8ee8bb3b2a4ee4b8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>infrastructure,
staffing, and adjudication;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf1298a936dd34f79829d22d8196d0745"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>outreach;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5a592b5367aa41ecb388e337081db496"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>anti-fraud
programs and actions relating to such legalization programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID060b6b04f66c4627a4532e73f3498a31"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The
Secretary of State shall provide to the Committees on the Judiciary and
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for
expenditure of the funds under paragraph (2) within 90 days of enactment of
this Act, and update the plan annually, that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc0c55006d7af43b5bbef5b053ec6b018"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies
one-time and on-going costs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID41a77f6b50064ac4b7f709ecae947570"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifies the
level of funding for each program, project, and activity, and if that funding
will supplement an appropriated program, project, or activity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbdebea2a7d1941e5928202735ac25edb"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifies the
amount of funding to be obligated in each fiscal year, by program, project, and
activity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4d4ed57ab98c4214ab0b9819ab01130d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Immigration
reform penalty account</header>
<paragraph id="ID74cda44105384cb29297894a044849e4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the general fund of the Treasury
a separate account, which shall be known as the <quote>Immigration Reform
Penalty Account</quote>. Notwithstanding any other section of this Act, there
shall be deposited into the account all civil penalties collected under section
274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a) and title V of
this Act, except as specifically provided otherwise in such title of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6f8e174c082441c1a3711d153d1f1bde"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds deposited into the Immigration Reform Penalty Account
shall remain available to the Secretary until expended solely for the following
purposes—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID39a38baa8f944fccb84f3470d45ae514"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for any costs of
implementing and operating the immigration services programs described in title
V of this Act that are not covered by funds in the Department of Homeland
Security Legalization Program Account or processing fees described in section
601(c)(4)(A) of this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd77c2c45fc724a8e8ff51050aef4a0a8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>after the amounts
needed to cover the costs described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph have
been expended, funds remaining from this account shall be deposited into the
general fund of the Treasury as repayment of funds transferred into the
Department of Homeland Security Legalization Program Account under subsection
(a)(2) of this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4cc7a91751c545988470d212373020d0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>after the amounts
needed to reimburse the Treasury under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph have
been deposited into the general fund of the Treasury, as follows—</text>
<clause id="IDb7df6d8883a443e7b81171380c1c9e5a"><enum>(i)</enum><text><fraction>1/3</fraction>
to the Secretary to carry out investigation and prevention of fraud in—</text>
<subclause id="ID6a04cd259f704fbda62a7f6bb720c4ec"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the legalization
programs established under title V of this Act; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID57e33551508145f189dab39960e29409"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the employment
verification programs established under title III of this Act;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID2e3de41707c449cfb3a8268d8cd3b251"><enum>(ii)</enum><text><fraction>1/3</fraction>
to the Secretary for immigrant integration programs, including English-language
and U.S. civics instruction; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID53eeaca82d674e499fabe390f1f54aa8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text><fraction>1/3</fraction>
to the Secretary, to be spent as follows—</text>
<subclause id="IDe44fa43dbff34e03830fcd396d3e1b00"><enum>(I)</enum><text><fraction>1/2</fraction>
to carry out immigration services; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID4c6a646704834de5907d862824b3c27b"><enum>(II)</enum><text><fraction>1/2</fraction>
to carry out immigration enforcement.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41d0df8101074f939e4ce910f3f9bd9b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall be construed to modify or limit any authority to collect
and use immigration fees as provided by this Act, section 286 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356) or any other law.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header>Immigrant
integration and other reforms</header>
<subtitle id="idB965159AE1CB4884A54520715EFF05FF"><enum>A</enum><header>Strengthen and
unite communities with civics education and English skills</header>
<chapter id="id04B32D0A182544BA9AE2C8C02BD57C58"><enum>1</enum><header>Expanding English
literacy, United States history, and civics education</header>
<section id="ID428185acca494f28ba1f3ca47dc1dab7"><enum>601.</enum><header>Increased
investment in English literacy, United States history, and civics education
under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act</header>
<subsection id="ID4983d151a2b84171838b76fae50e82d2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Integrated
English Literacy and Civics Education Program</header><text>Section 203 of the
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9202) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID05ef8ffbb5664a00a889435ae46069a7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (12) through (18) as paragraphs (13) through (19), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7df7bd1ada4e467588e5a92a1f88585b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (11), the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA72296983A6046F090B3E777CB897FD7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDb3ecb9461b3745fd928da0c931fcefb8"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Integrated
english literacy, united states history, and civics education
program</header><text>The term <term>integrated English literacy, United States
history, and civics education program</term> means a program of instruction
designed to help an English language learner achieve competence in English
through contextualized instruction on the rights and responsibilities of
citizenship, naturalization procedures, civic participation, and United States
history and Government to help such learner acquire the skills and knowledge to
become an active and informed parent, worker, and community
member.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd5170251314d4d64bfeb5271c3a38b66"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State
leadership activities</header><text>Section 223(a) of the Adult Education and
Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9223(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph
(11) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0EACAB9BE6F94B9BB84D431435ECD2CC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDa5a4bc6f8f934cda90991c537321b2d0"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Technical
assistance for grant applications of faith- and community-based
organizations.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5fb1f626501e4ad289a63428d96c75f6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National
institute for literacy</header><text>Section 242(c)(1) of the Adult Education
and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9252(c)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4f24ea974ca74fd5a3ca9932ca76507d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I), as subparagraphs (I), (J), and (K),
respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID76a9ab4127e64cd9a577bf87bf5427be"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (F) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD500687F11BB45DA9A77E01FE0AB328B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID3d492ee4a77d41ff8ff975e4189978c5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>to coordinate and
share information with national organizations and associations that are
interested in integrated English literacy, United States history, and civics
education programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID080e3471aa164b7dacb9f5bd4eef4e51"><enum>(H)</enum><text>to study the
effectiveness of distance learning or self-study programs in assisting the
English language learner population achieve competence in
English;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc76d3690be65438f9b277cf538bc7b4e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Section
242(k) of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9252(k)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID09626df4fc7d4dda9cf91bb07acc94c9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbd58b8ee4d8e42cba0eeeea7e6820d41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa35f029273234b89b037a3b6038c6b8f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1B44D0638BB44F097D4CBB175C3897B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID15cec5e641d84b6dafa83c2327fa2595"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a separate
analysis of—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe06e46a77ee94cc8939f0750a0059b80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>national and
State adult English instruction needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID63057d9f60df4806a12bd5e61c3e17c7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>data on the
composition of recent immigration flows and immigration settlement patterns
throughout the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7e0d503a472542b2a3d6789d1a36f2b6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>estimated
instructional needs based on the English ability and educational attainment of
English language learners under recent migration patterns;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5fce498408cd4a36b3c6b34ce982ce3d"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National
leadership activities</header><text>Section 243 of the Adult Education and
Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9253) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID407dceab034e4a38a023a297f324f0b7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd8f5774f34c14043bb859100347ecfa8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>and integrated English literacy, United States
history, and civics education programs</quote> before the semicolon at the end;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc46c0ece45e94e50a2e1dd0bd859067e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by inserting <quote>and integrated English literacy, United States
history, and civics education programs</quote> before <quote>, based on
scientific evidence</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDab7810fd963640c8a88eed94df438f33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0bd54a6c455449f785d27e93135fef32"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by inserting <quote>and integrated English literacy, United States
history, and civics education programs</quote> before the semicolon at the
end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9d9c11e1671940cabb719ec45d725a3d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)(ii), by inserting <quote>integrated English literacy, United States
history, and civics education programs,</quote> before <quote>and workplace
literacy programs</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID08e299da12e54246a938a6b4eab5c124"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E)—</text>
<clause id="ID169b310bebd54408b57558325ffc3820"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by inserting <quote>and integrated English literacy, United States
history, and civics education programs</quote> before the semicolon at the
end;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID341af8e3e48b41558ba4c6fd4acf0f36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8abfdb8c65fc4ba3baec07a7e9f93ead"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause
(iv)—</text>
<subclause id="ID5854b1e39e7949c68eb7f35ad8008f8d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 231</quote> and inserting <quote>sections 231 and 244</quote>;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID2a1868cacb1e4ca48a7987c91bceed05"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by adding
<quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDff4171380df546c2bebdbe1d80428388"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADDB903211F34C3A80FDF603FC6F7343" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID2813587d49af4065b91bdd2e549b2a57"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the extent to
which integrated English literacy, United States history, and civics education
programs carried out under section 244 lead participants in such programs to
increase their civic participation and, if applicable, lead such participants
to become United States
citizens;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7bf674788eab426aaa1748778018efd8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Integrated
English literacy, United States history, and civics
education</header><text>Chapter 4 of subtitle A of the Adult Education and
Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id410EF552FB9B450589AD7B63C7DA1457" style="OLC">
<section id="ID6867f0dd4dc540e8994c63e78c22bcf6"><enum>244.</enum><header>Integrated
English literacy, United States history, and civics education programs</header>
<subsection id="IDb5596d980ec5418284c291e84d993256"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header><text>The Secretary shall award grants to States, from
allocations under subsection (b), for integrated English literacy, United
States history, and civics education programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID53f55e9ec265440fa524eeb64a1c2724"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocations</header>
<paragraph id="IDaca015bfaa7846c0bcc4ffc736bddb9d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall allocate
for each fiscal year, from the amount appropriated pursuant to subsection (c)
for such fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc1e6fa06a9d94ccfa7e53c20acce6e28"><enum>(A)</enum><text>65 percent of
such amount to States on the basis of a State's need for integrated English,
United States history, and civics education programs, as determined by
calculating each State's share of a 10-year average of the data compiled by the
Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security, for
immigrants admitted for lawful permanent residence during the 10 most recent
fiscal years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9bddcf491336455f9aeb81fb33764f00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>35 percent of
such amount to the States on the basis of whether the State experienced growth,
as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years for which data compiled
by the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security
are available, for immigrants admitted for lawful permanent residence.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID99567f7967544a4584c62abc5b528423"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum</header><text>Each
State shall receive an allocation under paragraph (1) in an amount that is not
less than $60,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8e8569d114614db7912cc09cb7299a1b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriation</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id55F3C3C54DC940608AA224A3804D776D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$200,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2510E831B3614A7A8DCD6075D9FB7421"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$250,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idED7041D6A2274518800B28E542A777E9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$300,000,000 for
fiscal year
2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID4a42a1adb4464ee1a9433ea632864034"><enum>602.</enum><header>Definitions of
English language learner</header>
<subsection id="ID209daaac77c943b0be1a2dca8dadc81f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adult Education
and Family Literacy Act</header><text>The Adult Education and Family Literacy
Act (20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID16c0870b7e5740c9a8cc7ee33b14c18d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 203
(20 U.S.C. 9202)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6a5946987b154e01a9a1ae511afca1aa"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10), as paragraphs (7), (8), (9), (10), and
(6), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdec0df4ea6884724ae9ac5c7eaad76d7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
as redesignated—</text>
<clause id="ID321f5f1024eb4f87b25b6366d08ef427"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Individual of limited english proficiency</header-in-text></quote>
and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">English
language learner</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID92e35b0077194fa08d94be02bc23d07e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>individual of limited
English proficiency</quote> and inserting <quote>English language
learner</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8C9754B16D80478A94D0A5C148560363"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (7),
as redesignated, by striking <quote>individuals of limited English
proficiency</quote> and inserting <quote>English language
learners</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcccfdbffde2247b5a1959d530a96e79e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
224(b)(10)(D) (20 U.S.C. 9224(b)(10)(D)), by striking <quote>individuals with
limited English proficiency</quote> and inserting <quote>English language
learners</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb73e8367048046ef8f5ef3e642d530ab"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section
243(2)(D)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 9253(2)(D)(ii)), by striking <quote>individuals with
limited English proficiency who are adults</quote> and inserting <quote>adult
English language learners</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc4ca35cc91bd470bbd85eb093bad31cd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965</header>
<paragraph id="IDed58997d5a0c440a8382e1623faa6dc8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Section
9101(25) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7801(25)) is amended by striking the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38D7C25B0644475999456D98EE20342E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDdf575a2e8e85499d8543a297b3a44862"><enum>(25)</enum><header>English
language learner</header><text>The term <term>English language learner</term>
means an
individual—</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID18274b008f664709b8af36914254dcdc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>References</header><text>Any
reference in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301
et seq.) to an individual who is limited English proficient shall be construed
to refer to an English language learner.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id0D1416EBF9BB4E09B5C3CEA4BD02F316"><enum>603.</enum><header>Credits for
teachers of English language learners</header>
<subsection id="idE54DCEA707A140F092C6104205F59BEA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is
amended by inserting after section 25D the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD77482B4653F432DB165AC59998FFFCC" style="OLC">
<section id="id9B407C678F6C4094B33E725A98DC733F"><enum>25E.</enum><header>Teachers of
English language learners</header>
<subsection id="idD65F46AAF4BD48D8897795E8DADE8250"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of an eligible teacher, there shall be
allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year
an amount equal to—</text>
<paragraph id="id6CF0CD95328D471C989E3E6ECD303453"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$750, for each of
the first 5 taxable years for which the taxpayer is allowed a credit under this
section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id52BC3AA238A140B18EF98980ECCE610E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$500, for any
other taxable year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB9D62E8DD8E349F5B6F2020569F90880"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credit allowed
only for 10 taxable years</header><text>No credit shall be allowed under this
section with respect to a taxpayer for any taxable year after the 10th taxable
year for which such taxpayer is allowed a credit under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id86AC5877694D477AA9DE7DF3B935D47A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
teacher</header><text>For purposes of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id659CCB1F0DBF46EE9482E603A3C3621D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term `eligible
teacher' means, with respect to a taxable year, any individual who is—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFB6E873831224275AEEA52132D5622A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a full-time
teacher of English as a second language or bilingual instruction for the
academic year ending in such taxable year, or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD788B1AB6E5445B29D037217CFAC577A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an eligible
part-time teacher of English as a second language or bilingual instruction for
the academic year ending in such taxable year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id42C3449287114C45AC688B264FF1D5C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
part-time teacher</header><text>The term <quote>eligible part-time
teacher</quote> means, with respect to a taxable year, an individual who
teaches at least 20 hours per week during the academic year ending in such
taxable year. Such term does not include any individual who is a full-time
teacher of English as a second language during such academic year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEE66F1D1E3E743FAAFA64FD3265E760F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>In the case of an eligible part-time teacher, subsection (a)
shall be applied by substituting <quote>$375</quote>for <quote>$750</quote> and
by substituting <quote>$250</quote> for
<quote>$500</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id404E0882A5A44DC7BAAE480EDED7344D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for such subpart is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 25D the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="id8B9712273D674D3BB7D0AB772D866051" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 25E. Teachers of English language
learners.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idC26FF46AC654400B8C41F5D69D0A798B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Teacher
certification expenses</header><text>Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized deductions
for individuals) is amended by redesignating section 224 as section 225 and by
inserting after section 223 the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78D71872ECC8494B8B8EDDBB808C913E" style="OLC">
<section id="idB6763E3B6D2348D7B4751306226FE618"><enum>224.</enum><header>Certification
expenses for teachers of English language learners</header>
<subsection id="id27E003BA8F654D55A9929E124EE9534D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed a
deduction for eligible teacher certification expenses paid or incurred by the
taxpayer for the taxable year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7C558BEE6A444D4DA7AB94A53A344E53"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
teacher certification expenses</header><text>The term <term>eligible teacher
certification expenses</term>—</text>
<paragraph id="id0D7895D107F94B13874692B76D8C205C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>means the tuition
and fees required for the enrollment or attendance of the taxpayer at an
eligible educational institution (as defined in section 25A) for a course which
is required for certification or licensure of such individual as qualified to
provide English as a second language or bilingual instruction to elementary or
secondary school students who are limited English proficient (as defined in
section 9901 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id713AD422910041AC9F52F11FC966E0C6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not include
any amounts that are—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC7C01D2AF2004537B3B91DF14C0B2D1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>used for a course
that is part of the individual's degree program; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9EA7F809572140BEA023DB83B514D1E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>funded by another
person or any governmental entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB05A41C1E22D4630A15933CC05CBB9FE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Denial of
double benefit</header><text>No deduction shall be allowed under this section
for any expense for which a deduction or credit is allowed under any other
provision of this chapter.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id91C14DB27F914881BEB3D1444167DE95"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>This
section shall not apply to expenses paid or incurred after December 31,
2014.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id69BD49CFDA314FC9AD980B2150283312"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certification
deduction allowed whether or not taxpayer itemizes other
deductions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of
section 62 of such Code is amended by inserting after paragraph (21) the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06BDCD3D1D564BC6A7505F72B2BBAE87" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id46E6E31D63BC480CA8A9393C1647B7B8"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Teacher
certification expenses</header><text>The deduction allowed by section
224.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id8FE2C9FFBE2F439AACC9758E6CD44285"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of
chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the last item and inserting the
following new items:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3EA1604FBFA4552A0AAA3ADA0AEEF4B" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 224. Certification expenses for
teachers of English language learners.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 225. Cross
reference.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idD4DC60D8AAFF4ABC9B265C6C9BE0A814"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall promulgate regulations implementing the provisions of
this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id71FD516341234F50988C3220F1122484"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID42e26c9fbc2f4f77af318f10a9016f1f"><enum>604.</enum><header>Research in
adult education</header>
<subsection id="ID331788384b954f4eaf2593ca5c858d9d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 133(c)(2)(A) of the Education Sciences Reform Act
of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9533(c)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting <quote>education
and</quote> before <quote>literacy</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID98bb3ce98d9e47eeb55846b5b8ba0f4a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National
research and development center</header>
<paragraph id="ID13d7b2574732471ab5d131d817f100bb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Education shall direct the Commissioner
for Education Research of the National Center for Education Research
established pursuant to section 131 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of
2002 (20 U.S.C. 9531) to establish a national research and development center
for adult education and literacy (as described in section 133(c)(2)(A) of such
Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e49a9d123434ec6b67dbebe140959b8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provision for
expansion of research</header><text>If, as of the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Commissioner has established a center for adult literacy in accordance
with section 133(c)(2)(A) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20
U.S.C. 9533(c)(2)(A)), the Commissioner shall expand the topic of research of
such center to include adult education, in accordance with the amendment made
by subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="id64E50D508698446EB622F25844C82013"><enum>2</enum><header>Supporting
English language acquisition and adult education in the workforce</header>
<section id="IDaf537c768cda4203806f2547cc7e7feb"><enum>611.</enum><header>Credit for
employer-provided adult English literacy and basic education programs</header>
<subsection id="ID9a90e556ffa247ff85588283be5a080d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related credits) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B32A8BF39244FFCB659A01908949855" style="OLC">
<section id="ID4fd217f0f73f4662b5bd2d1bf17b0485"><enum>45R.</enum><header>Employer-provided
adult English literacy and basic education programs</header>
<subsection id="IDc0b80a70cb1b45a6b2284f8e2f1fe1a2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the purposes of section 38, the credit determined
under this section with respect to any employer for the taxable year is an
amount equal to 20 percent of qualified education program expenses, but in no
case shall the employer receive a credit in an amount of more than $1,000 per
full-time employee participating in the qualified education program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDfc41ddfc6d014b87930164a9ecea48e4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
education program expenses</header><text>For purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID3942b6a4731c4b2eb6f1f0c56072f217"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>qualified education program
expenses</term> means expenses paid or incurred by an employer to make
available qualified education to employees of the employer, who—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7f461857dc4d486597a19e7b05508830"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are English
language learners; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe3686ce6cf9942f69570010e4b6abd91"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idEFB8AB9CA0EE4336BB7C1BF0BC996DC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have not received a
secondary school diploma, or its recognized equivalent; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa963c28049b14db08912d9ecd0fa2978" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>lack sufficient mastery of basic
educational skills, including financial literacy, to enable the individuals to
function effectively in society.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa962a20d8e83439f8c05b96fdf56277d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified
education</header><text>The term <term>qualified education</term> means adult
education and literacy activities provided—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd1b129fa513445fe9ab18eccd43bf05d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by an eligible
provider which for the fiscal year ending during the employer's taxable year
receives or is eligible to receive Federal funds under section 231 of the Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9241) for adult education and
literacy activities; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2524083f90384bea9d7c42c2db870143"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in curriculum
approved by the Department of Education, the Employment and Training
Administration of the Department of Labor, or in current use by a Federal
agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe3604218a9614ae28cdce8c177dd726a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
provider; adult education and literacy activities</header><text>The terms
<term>eligible provider</term> and <term>adult education and literacy
activities</term> have the respective meanings given to such terms in section
203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9202).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf32e10d425d142789e444adcba82b4f7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>English
language learner</header><text>The term <term>English language learner</term>
has the same meaning given such term in section 9101(25) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb7f1a7bcaeeb4d26a0ee3e193d8573bc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special
rules</header><text>For purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="IDde586c43dcec40369d153a9064da6d3f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Full-time
employment</header><text>An employee shall be considered full-time if such
employee is employed at least 30 hours per week for 25 or more calendar weeks
in the taxable year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID53bb9202cafd4ab5904fb4f2797d9c28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Aggregation
rule</header><text>All persons treated as a single employer under subsection
(a) or (b) or section 52, or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, shall be
treated as 1 person.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9f9fccf22ab6444c864b5875bae68f3f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Denial of
double benefit</header><text>No deduction or credit shall be allowed under any
other provision of this chapter for any amount taken into account in
determining the credit under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1300030f888a4921919d4691a6bd2ce1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Election to
have credit not apply</header><text>A taxpayer may elect (at such time and in
such manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe) to have this section
not apply for any taxable year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8f397ef4b13a42b09ad2b46c2f8958ba"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>This
section shall not apply to expenses paid or incurred after December 31,
2014.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDfa10a466e05f4edb90256e97eb6fc9cf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credit to be
part of general business credit</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 38 of
such Code (relating to the current year business credit) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDd5ad5f790f81461c88fc297c9bb0900d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>plus</quote> at the end of paragraph (34);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1e4884a3ef9c4453b66f0a32aa15e047"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (35) and inserting <quote>, plus</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1a0316dcf14846c99af59762ede24a4e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0325CFB9058E4F888EDCA90697A07FB5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDc18f071afb7a4e3f9659032fc278d39b"><enum>(36)</enum><text>the adult
English literacy and basic education programs credit determined under section
45R.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID68908e817bb84a0a8cc2d65069ceb1dc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of the such Code is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="id6a43da13-0637-44b1-a653-1e95450db3a6" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="ID4fd217f0f73f4662b5bd2d1bf17b0485" level="section">Sec. 45R. Employer-provided adult English literacy and basic
education
programs.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5c0ad9a4d914434ebee34cbf1131b3f7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall promulgate regulations implementing the provisions of
this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8cb9c01a29db4791b718b08c1c255fd9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31 of the year after enactment.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDf6ea1d5dff604dc59cf51bf837d67f74"><enum>612.</enum><header>Presidential
award for business leadership in promoting United States citizenship</header>
<subsection id="IDb00633952ba941dc920c930d6c0e6130"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Presidential Award for Business Leadership in Promoting United States
Citizenship (referred to in this section as the <quote>Presidential Citizenship
Award</quote>) shall be awarded by the President to companies and other
organizations that make extraordinary efforts in assisting their employees and
members to learn English and increase their understanding of United States
history and civics.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID204b3cbde20d4ca5b0340794833efee6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Selection and
presentation of award</header>
<paragraph id="IDf335e81b0fc8422b98fda94f8a45bbe1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>The
President shall periodically select, from a list of large and small companies
and other organizations that the Secretary determines to have met the
requirements under subsection (a), the recipients of the Presidential
Citizenship Award.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID983124404b884e5b944db635d8c17e7a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Presentation</header><text>The
presentation of the Presidential Citizenship Award shall be made by the
President, or a designee of the President, in conjunction with an appropriate
ceremony.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><chapter id="id3C1F2C39458348EAA1B9CF0E3039D1E6"><enum>3</enum><header>Building stronger
communities</header>
<section id="ID83f9a7fb19cd4008bea542e1b7df8177"><enum>621.</enum><header>Office of
Citizenship and New Americans</header>
<subsection id="ID6d4ba7f2f79746e58b4d61222922ed82"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Renaming the
Office of Citizenship</header>
<paragraph id="ID25a0f0eebcc145529903647c4978b945"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Office of Citizenship of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
shall be referred to as the <quote>Office of Citizenship and New
Americans</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc3147588776b4720bf072dc054591215"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Section 451(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 271(f)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0ad23f7c02414be0bd14056ae3701107"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by striking <quote>Citizenship.</quote> and inserting
<quote>Citizenship and New Americans.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID70111ceebe09481dbda3a643ab1a5706"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>and New Americans</quote> after <quote>Office of
Citizenship</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5f198ebbff64f49bf628bdfd061936b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>and New Americans</quote> after <quote>Office of
Citizenship</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0daa48e9c71b437283626d3693669dc7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>References</header><text>Any
reference in a law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the Office of Citizenship within United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services shall be deemed to be a reference to the <quote>Office of
Citizenship and New Americans</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDde0489774cdb4608bff6cb0e99017b08"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>Section
451(f)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271(f)(2)), as amended
by subsection (a)(2)(C), is further amended by striking <quote>for
promoting</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting the following: “for—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id491A3F796DF2429DA651F03D2F3B3296" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID62122656e4ea4f2c99e42e5e1829878c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishing
national goals for introducing new immigrants into the United States and
measuring the degree to which such goals are met;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDff1d728e9ac94615b41facc71c9d7638"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assessing and
coordinating Federal policies, regulations, task forces, and commissions
related to introducing immigrants into the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9f8d456671f848c4aa111b7342b78300"><enum>(C)</enum><text>continuing with
the efforts of the Task Force on New Americans established under Executive
Order 13404—</text>
<clause id="id2E888FAE8A1B416F9624E9D8735B588D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to facilitate a
dialogue among Federal agencies;</text>
</clause><clause id="idC4C5D133E48B475F91EBFF352A16E8DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make
recommendations to the President; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idCEBEA72B9C784BB986A6FD488902EBA1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>follow through
with initiatives administered by the Task Force under the authority of such
Executive Order;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd579f75c7f464bcdb21242fdc1d1ba59"><enum>(D)</enum><text>serving as a
liaison and intermediary with State and local governments and other entities to
assist in establishing local goals, task forces, and councils to assist in
introducing immigrants into the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5b3cc79a925420fab09c836ff2239cd"><enum>(E)</enum><text>coordinating with
other Federal agencies to provide information to State and local governments on
the demand for English acquisition programs and best practices in place on the
Federal and State level for immigrants who have recently arrived in the United
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe2d1bee9010347c69a47aa7e85b7b514"><enum>(F)</enum><text>assisting States
in coordinating activities with the grant program carried out under this
subtitle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6aec3fb3fedf40bca82a4fb47dd3313b"><enum>(G)</enum><text>promoting
instruction and training on citizenship responsibilities for aliens interested
in becoming naturalized citizens of the United States, including the
development of educational materials for such
aliens.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID07c5836ca2174fbb8b039d75402a747a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Donations</header><text>Section
451(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271(f)), as amended by
this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8718DED4E4964BA09816832F65C9B46E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDde14be359df64d61884e28e4e4bca899"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Donations</header>
<subparagraph id="IDfd5589fc0c75403180fe7a82bf62ed35"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Acceptance of
donations</header><text>The Chief of the Office of Citizenship and New
Americans may accept monetary and in-kind donations to support the activities
described in paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID29c11a261fe54401ae7877d18bd13caa"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Dedication of
funds</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law—</text>
<clause id="ID862f16c9b98b4ba087a3a56da0a7e1eb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any amounts
donated to the Office of Citizenship and New Americans to support the
activities described in paragraph (2) shall be deposited into an account
dedicated for such purpose;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5ad558f93bf34e85817a2176fcb10aa3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amounts
contained in the account described in clause (i) shall be used solely to
support such activities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe6afd29cd2de47e898e84281bec68f83"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>amounts that
were not donated for the exclusive purpose of supporting such activities may
not be deposited into such
account.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1df05874f82948439f59c25649acd74d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>The Chief of the Office of Citizenship and New Americans
shall submit a biennial report to the appropriate committees in Congress that
describes the activities of the Office of Citizenship and New Americans.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID7449d4f33b8a4d31bed5818684d1e966"><enum>622.</enum><header>Grants to
States</header>
<subsection id="ID0aa25048dd3e49cba98b420e801c6bfd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority To
provide grants</header><text>Subject to subsections (c) and (d), the Chief of
the Office of Citizenship and New Americans (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Chief</quote>) is authorized to provide competitive grants to States to
form State New American Councils to carry out the activities described in
section 623.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID85d57eb698344aaea8b66c79b906d758"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State New
American Councils</header><text>A State New American Council shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id53B92C67E7C1449DBEC2F86986084F4C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consist of not
fewer than 15 individuals and not more than 19 individuals from the State;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEBBB826AFE584402BCAECFC739793FA7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall include, to
the extent practicable, representatives from—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID695a1d2e22ce4ff0b88a8c32ce6e9ec4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>business;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID20256db3d0d546368e4bca779c585690"><enum>(B)</enum><text>faith-based
organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID33ccd63df45842d190164ae357641e42"><enum>(C)</enum><text>civic
organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcdf11591c0434b85afada18f975f149a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>philanthropic
organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32c2464811144f7090ea5c269064364c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>nonprofit
organizations, including those with experience working with immigrant
communities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfcd1e5c4ae7c4088ac5d8f873f6fa3d3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>key education
stakeholders, such as State educational agencies, local educational agencies,
community colleges, or teachers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb056d93033fa4abd99665dee0ef5d601"><enum>(G)</enum><text>State adult
education offices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb38f7acf4cba4c229bda0a10b79aa6cd"><enum>(H)</enum><text>State or local
public libraries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID901fae4cedd242f8bd58578583285d5d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>State or local
government officials.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID73fca98192374661925543738db0fa5d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver of
requirement</header>
<paragraph id="ID393bcf472b014075ad28bc717ff06377"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to
grant</header><text>The Chief may award a grant under subsection (a) to a State
without requiring the State to form a State New American Council if the Chief
determines that the State is carrying out similar statewide initiatives to
introduce immigrants into the State and into the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID66b30e1e9e6c42c992e74e781041c94d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The
Chief shall establish guidelines for awarding grants to States described in
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5ce6af9ea0bc4cb987d0ff76cce390e8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grants to local
governments</header><text>The Chief may provide a grant under subsection (a) to
a local government.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID601847c749464c6c93ab585e1f5fca82"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An
applicant for a grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Chief at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Chief may reasonably require, including—</text>
<paragraph id="ID56d5d257cdd5402686ede435ad8329f5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>if the applicant
is a State seeking to form a State New American Council, an assurance that such
State New American Council will meet the requirements under subsection
(b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd2ff39e604c046b4890ad7b667193ead"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
immigrants in the State in which the applicant is located; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfbc05a18a3604399b47c51cf533d686a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of
the challenges in introducing new immigrants into the State and local
community.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe4756ba25ff24a369e109a203567e431"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A
grant awarded under subsection (a) shall be for a period of 5 years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID97c3ee93f0554dfab7f1afb76e64fa0f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Priority
shall be given to grant applications that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDe1572d21831b43268e964519c280bd38"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use matching
funds from non-Federal sources, which may include in-kind contributions;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe3c8094506a949b683ebd38d704f789a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>demonstrate
collaboration with private entities to achieve the goals of their comprehensive
plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID163f7a1343344ee984930ffaff91f42f"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Additional
consideration</header><text>Additional consideration shall be given to grant
applications submitted by States that have experienced a large increase in the
population of immigrants during the most recent 10-year period relative to past
migration patterns, based on data compiled by the Office of Immigration
Statistics.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4006b636e28543498006131e0b94b8b9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Grant
amount</header><text>The amount of a grant awarded under subsection (a) shall
be not less than $500,000 and not more than $5,000,000 for each fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDaeffeb4b82a048c99e35804be6f96487"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Reservations</header>
<paragraph id="IDc4b84a718c524167954c6ff0a38503dd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National</header><text>The
Chief shall reserve not more than 1 percent of the amount appropriated to carry
out this section for the administration of the Office of Citizenship and New
Americans, including for the evaluation of funds distributed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e387dc6371e43a0ab6e3c06d13d251e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>States</header><text>A
State awarded a grant under subsection (a) may reserve not more than 10 percent
of such grant amount for the creation and operation of a State New American
Council.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID0939ee637c2c4c16876f6ca5dbb9f5c8"><enum>623.</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header>
<subsection id="ID5c9682ccdfdc4e66b8028e167721d312"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mandatory
activities</header><text>A grant awarded under section 621(a) shall be
used—</text>
<paragraph id="ID41c8ad737a664b159ffa2e20acec8b38"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to develop,
implement, expand, or enhance a comprehensive plan to introduce new immigrants
into the State, including improving English literacy, knowledge of United
States history, and civics education;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID92333593ca5e4006818739654c533085"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide
subgrants to local communities in accordance with subsection (c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID01ff93e47f354758ab23c4860b3a5cfc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if the grant is
awarded to a State, to form a State New American Council, which shall meet not
less frequently than once each quarter;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0e4ff8b930434970aa47f55691113214"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to disseminate
best practices and other information compiled by the Office of Citizenship and
New Americans that pertains to effective programs for English acquisition and
civics education; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID45c22868e67e4ccba6bb0313e33f1db8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to convene public
hearings not less frequently than once each year to report on the activities
carried out by such grant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9f519da47f484004a1c2b7ba8cd2cc9f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Permissible
activities</header><text>A grant awarded under section 621(a) may be
used—</text>
<paragraph id="ID405e98df935643d2828e2f90dc32673a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to solicit and
disseminate solutions and remedies to the challenges of introducing new
immigrants in the State or municipality in which the grant is awarded;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbea43644f4464a2fada474501825fd80"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide
technical assistance, training, or coordination for State or local agencies to
improve programs to introduce new immigrants into the United States, such as
English literacy, United States history, and civics education;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8c473d4380e84533b091960bf115d5c6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to review and
develop strategies to expand distance learning as a method of instruction for
English literacy, United States history, and civics education and available
technological programs that may supplement or supplant quality classroom
instruction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID42b7fdbd37d04b7aa05ae6cc679d8c27"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to coordinate
with entities of other States engaged in activities under this subtitle or
other activities to introduce new immigrants into the State or
community;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe31c5a68962c4b58a514e271564719b4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to develop
materials focused on preparation for the naturalization test;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6E7FF5DC8996465EBBD837BBF454C4EE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to engage in
outreach and educational activities on the naturalization process; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBADBE66B7BF549D1B0C4461AC89D6FE9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to provide
assistance to immigrants with the naturalization application, as
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID429061ec8e2c4f3b9829b93fc255a567"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Subgrants to
local communities</header>
<paragraph id="ID04211e3159ea4ecd845dadc3120f6f66"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement to
award</header><text>A grant under section 108(a) shall be used to award
subgrants to entities of local governments to assist communities with local
efforts to introduce new Americans into the community.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdd27b4a60ce445f195801c6b060ce184"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>Subgrants shall be awarded under paragraph (1) to
entities of local governments for use to carry out activities in accordance
with—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID397ebb9591154f35990e4388e42ada1f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a comprehensive
plan described in subsection (a)(1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0bf39ab454ae4af09178ea6ae39f9a20"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any guidance
provided by the Chief of the Office of Citizenship and New Americans.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7d909ffa61e048e98b1ee4eb1e693d96"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Subgrant
amount</header><text>The amount of a subgrant awarded under this subsection
shall be not less than $100,000 and not more than $600,000 for a fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDc81b577bbd1946038bf248de13b1b0d0"><enum>624.</enum><header>Reporting and
evaluation</header>
<subsection id="ID16bacae12a6a4821869de8bee66dbe9e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reporting
requirement</header>
<paragraph id="IDec0b1b00e5f1495ea43cebb3a954340e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each entity awarded a grant under section 108(a) shall
submit a report annually to the Office of Citizenship and New Americans
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5ed5b32266144ce19e4f3b402e96484f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the
activities of the State New American Council and subgrant recipients and how
these activities meet the goals of—</text>
<clause id="IDaf219da7aa8a4044852d0473efe73a3e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Chief of the Office of Citizenship and New Americans; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5c359424eaec4f4dadad4ff19d1668ae"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
comprehensive plan described in section 109(a)(1); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd4ac0508365d46ea8862d09895f21bb5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes the
geographic areas being served, the number of immigrants in such areas, and the
primary languages spoken there.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbf624c241d394e95bab3e36c71669017"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
requirements</header><text>The Chief of the Office of Citizenship may set out
other requirements as the Chief sees fit in order to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDeecbd702e6e741af9baa2d9ef4ac4880"><enum>(A)</enum><text>impose
accountability; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID909488cebb434772a4ae64a9b037a710"><enum>(B)</enum><text>measure the
outcomes of the activities carried out with grants awarded under section
1083(a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID90788d6fe4014d778f2e588df227c833"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual
evaluation</header><text>The Chief of the Office of Citizenship and New
Americans shall conduct an annual evaluation of the grant program established
under this title and use such evaluation—</text>
<paragraph id="ID23d08d8a14084c9b8b4690eb454312bf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to improve the
effectiveness of programs carried out by the Chief;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc4cf9045a03b4b00ad69d5384661e377"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to assess future
needs of immigrants and of State and local governments related to
immigrants;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe04922f23533440ebcb3d34945783b54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to determine the
effectiveness of such grant program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID27cedf7b3d1941f5b14f7864f15824a4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to ensure that
the grantees and subgrantees are acting within the scope and purpose of this
title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID1fa9e426e039497ea171a31d26716754"><enum>625.</enum><header>New citizens
award program</header>
<subsection id="ID6762dfcf66934dfeb661eff7fa708c2a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established a new citizens award program to recognize citizens who—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1f98c28ca47046279c8aa67db878cbe3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>have made an
outstanding contribution to the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf37d5a26748e41b79cb4503430483306"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are naturalized
during the 10-year period ending on the date of such recognition.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID936b1f9ba7a542abb86eb55001fa2f59"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Presentation
authorized</header>
<paragraph id="IDa6b749c133b8476bbe1c892d38ba77ba"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President is authorized to present a medal, in
recognition of outstanding contributions to the United States, to citizens
described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ad6df8d672844e08343233003e0d6d8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum number
of awards</header><text>Not more than 10 citizens may receive a medal under
this section in any calendar year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDa0726f8ca9904067a8cd7e8026d68146"><enum>626.</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
title shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary, acting
through the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services or
such other officials of the Department of Homeland Security as the Secretary
may direct, to manage, direct, and control the activities of the Chief of the
Office of Citizenship and New Americans.</text>
</section><section id="ID298072906ea84158be81ee08ea8697f6"><enum>627.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $100,000,000 for each of
the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.</text>
</section></chapter><chapter id="idD05DD75AA39F42159CDB2EFCB0F3BCE1"><enum>4</enum><header>Grants</header>
<section id="ID39273634ed3246b8bb9f76f1c0d3fd96"><enum>631.</enum><header>Grants to
support public education and community training</header>
<subsection id="ID70a72aeb64834ac3a8b3db4640d0eb2e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>The Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice
Programs, may award grants to qualified nonprofit 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 id="ID018245f1c03f418cbece1c2d265d5300"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="ID2a5ebac106fa4e1bb9a1de03acf1666f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Grants awarded under this section shall be used—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID21e8f065b924464192852bea51ba3f9a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 id="ID8bdfb340dc4440059cebc16d3533c526"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 id="IDc56745eeddc94460abc63ca1ea952384"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Education</header><text>In
addition to the purposes described in paragraph (1), grants awarded under this
section shall be used to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd9b12a7fd6f44ffd8a22495b10db5130"><enum>(A)</enum><text>educate immigrant
communities and other interested entities regarding—</text>
<clause id="IDfb1aba08768349d191748f1ade6c1877"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
individuals and organizations that can provide authorized legal representation
in immigration matters under regulations prescribed by the Secretary;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb3f226cd87a34c69aa5501e2df15a20c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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 id="IDa97cad91996447fdaffe3e70d1df60d6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>educate
interested entities regarding the requirements for obtaining nonprofit
recognition and accreditation to represent immigrants under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4761917f22b14667b8127785ff2cdce6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide nonprofit
agencies with training and technical assistance on the recognition and
accreditation process; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID65cb2f39e44d4f8493501dd15f5f8032"><enum>(D)</enum><text>educate nonprofit
community organizations, immigrant communities, and other interested entities
regarding—</text>
<clause id="IDf30d070309a94204ad391e8e2f82beb7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
process for obtaining benefits under this Act or under an amendment made by
this Act; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID063f3df6317b4105ac39331e2d6fd84b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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 id="ID410530e85b2947d896f83ccfc5c8bb0f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Diversity</header><text>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 id="ID4a11367215194accb28f6c8580b1d1ce"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Fees
and fines deposited in the Security and Prosperity Account under section
286(w)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act may be used to carry out
this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID1505fd6da7374a088e355c3cd8af256a"><enum>632.</enum><header>Grant program
to assist applicants for naturalization</header>
<subsection id="ID76541c94ea034dd98cc220509a09cd09"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to establish a grant program within United States
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 naturalization.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc25d05d90eae4b19ab5f1c2e2696295c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID151113c6fe6e40c5929f8eac305469db"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Community-based
organization</header><text>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 id="ID2f274c4f381844faaa801cd10b2b8db3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>IEACA
grant</header><text>The term <term>IEACA grant</term> means an Initial Entry,
Adjustment, and Citizenship Assistance Grant authorized under subsection
(c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb65006dfd5b14ebfb269b208755bb05b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment
of initial entry, adjustment, and citizenship assistance grant program</header>
<paragraph id="IDcf8dbf8cb799436385c5230d138c0f23"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>The Secretary, working through the Director of United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services, may award IEACA grants to
community-based organizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc35bfccd53894db7a455afffc2180686"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Grants awarded under this section may be used for the
design and implementation of programs to provide the following services:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa1583a89311e4635ad7ebf9ef1c10b2a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial
application</header><text>Assistance and instruction, including legal
assistance, to aliens making initial application for conditional nonimmigrant
or conditional nonimmigrant dependent classification under Title 5 of this Act.
Such assistance may include assisting applicants in—</text>
<clause id="IDf5b4e11b9d564bc5a33e9f91f6bb3edf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>screening to
assess prospective applicants’ potential eligibility for participating in such
program;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbee5c45d38f74723930025626b0cb4c9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>filling out
applications for such program;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDab031d08787f4da985f9f38312e30acf"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>gathering proof
of identification, employment, residence, and tax payment;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa571638fe89f4f12b3dddc9d9a45bd0d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>gathering proof
of relationships of eligible family members;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDddb79db8ec3a4a58a68262b511b29f5f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>applying for any
waivers for which applicants and qualifying family members may be eligible;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4aca6c00af1a4017a1fa218cedab4205"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any other
assistance that the Secretary or grantee considers useful to aliens who are
interested in filing applications for treatment under title 5 of this
Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID000e45bcfd4c4c279de8a3dee55da94b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status</header><text>Assistance and instruction, including legal assistance, to
aliens seeking to adjust their status in accordance with title 5 of this Act or
section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0716d656f30e4ae8933b236b24571fa6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Citizenship</header><text>Assistance
and instruction to applicants on—</text>
<clause id="ID43502482481c4ab9a31c3300e4da9398"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
rights and responsibilities of United States citizenship;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4b0d5f1977bb42e39a384e2697307872"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>English as a
second language;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3c9e74c6ee644f8f9872ce88f8811986"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>civics;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID769c3021a9384ad6b11316caa0402294"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>applying for
United States citizenship.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa78b5b63b22742c29425d0539d05e436"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration and
renewal</header>
<subparagraph id="ID848a53ed61c94ba29abbdb033d14d88a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Subject
to subparagraph (B), each grant awarded under this section shall be awarded for
a period of not more than 3 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe4c155d1c6ea41459c6f3fa4d9d6e4b8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>The
Secretary may renew any grant awarded under this section in 1-year
increments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID95433bcacfa7494c9e452e226c54e19c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application for
grants</header><text>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 id="ID8afc577d3fce457d8dd9749216ac8e78"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible
organizations</header><text>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 id="ID548b150dafb2416794d4373bf0a8e3c2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recognized by the
Board of Immigration Appeals under section 292.2 of title 8, Code of Federal
Regulations; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5259b1a6312044d698bce41233e11234"><enum>(B)</enum><text>otherwise
directed by a licensed attorney.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID713265c888b943f48367d35f1d48fab3"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Selection of
grantees</header><text>Grants awarded under this section shall be awarded on a
competitive basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID05d7210953794fb28b11ca5303f1db13"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Geographic
distribution of grants</header><text>The Secretary shall approve applications
under this section in a manner that ensures, to the greatest extent
practicable, that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID19aa7f919e1d43a7a62407f28faa482d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 residents who were born
in foreign countries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfae9b61dca0344adb69970c70fe31068"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 id="ID2d386a251e6e4506aed58106cd2d5a34"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Ethnic
diversity</header><text>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 id="ID1fd2de4744af472bb8d43703f732b9e7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Liaison between
USCIS and grantees</header><text>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 id="ID9ec5db7d046b467c9eae33637b05936c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, and July 1 of each subsequent year, the Secretary shall submit a
report to Congress that includes information regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="ID64cb3c5bb5984ab5980af0d53ddd3ea3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the status of the
implementation of this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDffa5e8bf2d2e44359a133d4c8977f649"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the grants issued
pursuant to this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d48d00ffeda443f8e171ea88208aefe"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the activities
carried out with such grants.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7b1012588d1d431481ca99a6fd2d6f80"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Source of grant
funds</header>
<paragraph id="ID5845bab8d0b54b5f806155eefa374002"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application
fees</header><text>The Secretary may use funds made available under section
401(g)(2)(A) of this Act and section 218A(b)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as added by this Act, to carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9da873cb120d4bcbb255aea39cad0bc4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Fees
and fines deposited in the Security and Prosperity Account under section
286(w)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act may be used to carry out
this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd53c1d40fc4340d5a54d7a9199549cf6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Distribution of
conditional nonimmigrant visa fees and fines</header><text>Notwithstanding
section 401(g)(2)(B), 2 percent of the fees and fines collected under section
401 shall be made available for grants under the Initial Entry, Adjustment, and
Citizenship Assistance Grant Program established under this section.</text>
</subsection></section></chapter></subtitle><subtitle id="idAC359CBA4F2C4C46840909B28F9E2910"><enum>B</enum><header>Emergency relief
for certain populations</header>
<section id="idD519EF81808A4140ABB6052106C06AEA"><enum>641.</enum><header>Adjustment of
status for certain Haitian orphans</header>
<subsection id="ID6c8a6723775e436cbf7594ac77cf8d71"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may adjust the status of an alien described
in subsection (b) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
if the alien—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3e26b2c70b0241d6887a1c5c7de57174"><enum>(1)</enum><text>subject to
subsection (c), applies for such adjustment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4ca3b571e57942bf9e3670238ffb79d1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is physically
present in the United States on the date the application for such adjustment is
filed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe046c4db113f45b4b8d411693c33c377"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is admissible to
the United States as an immigrant, except as provided in subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc8b891f0883e4ae4803109d5cb1d29a1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Aliens eligible
for adjustment of status</header><text>An alien is described in this subsection
if the alien was inspected and granted parole into the United States pursuant
to the humanitarian parole policy for certain Haitian orphans announced on
January 18, 2010, and suspended as to new applications on April 15,
2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID90f109d1ff674d8b8527e4e64cde132f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>In
the case of a minor, an application under this section may be submitted on
behalf of the alien by—</text>
<paragraph id="IDb3b1a042dd0e4bf39ec507149d8ff1db"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a parent;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID01ef28b9cfff4078af80a5fac8ac5ce2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a legal
guardian.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9b39f31a8df54b3e8002b011e17106aa"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grounds of
inadmissibility</header><text>Paragraphs (4) and (7)(A) of section 212(a) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) shall not apply to
adjustment of status under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDd027437ba6a44234be26f12ace04dbc4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Visa
availability</header><text>When an alien is granted the status of having been
lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this section, the Secretary of
State shall not be required to reduce the number of immigrant visas authorized
to be issued under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et
seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc8d4d2fcd5a64c2989472326a323fab5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Alien deemed to
meet definition of child</header><text>An alien described in subsection (b)
shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements applicable to adopted children
under section 101(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(b)(1)) if, before the date on which the alien attains 18 years of
age—</text>
<paragraph id="ID70fc552e6376434586d26627be3050b7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the alien obtains
adjustment of status under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc64024a0696e4e1d970d622c2f1bbdce"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a United States
citizen adopts the alien, regardless of whether the adoption occurs before, on,
or after the date of the decision-granting adjustment of status under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa33af8c5c26646e792e98b4a51a43804"><enum>(g)</enum><header>No immigration
benefits for birth parents</header><text>No birth parent of an alien who
obtains adjustment of status under this section shall thereafter, by virtue of
such parentage, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under this section
or the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID2540b362ba254396ae11b39161429c7a"><enum>642.</enum><header>Adjustment of
status for certain Liberian nationals</header>
<subsection id="ID1e6f13368a9c4bb69de3f1aec379489d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status</header>
<paragraph id="ID6b5ce6e30de44ccdbd3f6ab0a91bbe3b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="ID0df819ac34a341c0b7e753316197dcbd"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Except
as provided under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall adjust the status of an
alien described in subsection (b) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence, if the alien—</text>
<clause id="IDfc05bac3762648f2b948eff073afeda8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>applies for
adjustment before April 1, 2011; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID00bc6ab4e5104c328bebc4bde226f8eb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is
otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa and admissible to the United
States for permanent residence, except that, in determining such admissibility,
the grounds for inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), and
(7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)) shall not apply.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDebe072d4efde4ed39e89eb272e0570ad"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ineligible
aliens</header><text>An alien shall not be eligible for adjustment of status
under this section if the Secretary determines that the alien has been
convicted of—</text>
<clause id="IDb5cc5c73bcc44a0f9efec0744b1314f1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any
aggravated felony (as defined in section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)); or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID25b58122aa704348b4bf99f9effba7cb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>(ii) 2 or more
crimes involving moral turpitude.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb83b52979c90433194af89c88dcfc724"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relationship of
application to certain orders</header>
<subparagraph id="ID46ae7a425e494156b2e124e75d35a871"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An alien present in the United States who has been
subject to an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal, or has been ordered
to depart voluntarily from the United States under any provision of the
Immigration and Nationality Act may, notwithstanding such order, apply for
adjustment of status under paragraph (1) if otherwise qualified under such
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaedbacbd11a04fd886b9732ce6a855d0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Separate motion
not required</header><text>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 the order described in
subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ff8b25851554b2c9f3c8835d5962056"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect of
decision by Secretary</header><text>If the Secretary grants an application
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall cancel the order described in
subparagraph (A). If the Secretary makes a final decision to deny the
application, the order shall be effective and enforceable to the same extent as
if the application had not been made.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf69757689a75495d8bf2f518ff50bca2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Aliens eligible
for adjustment of status</header>
<paragraph id="ID661c33a7833645f192e9cba74ae187ac"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The benefits provided under subsection (a) shall apply to
any alien—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDba18c3933a9042b8b914850941542a0c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who is—</text>
<clause id="ID9ba5c26c8a3a4638bb6c4b19ea5a26c0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
national of Liberia; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4f08934247994c519891e9fab993bdf9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has been
continuously present in the United States from January 1, 2009, through the
date of application under subsection (a); or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12d67a1cc8c54d7988cc7ecaff5dff4d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>who is the
spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of an alien described in
subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa4c058654f0b4d45b72315ac71904ba5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination
of continuous physical presence</header><text>For purposes of establishing the
period of continuous physical presence referred to in paragraph (1), an alien
shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical presence
by reasons of an absence, or absences, from the United States for any period or
periods amounting in the aggregate to not more than 180 days.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID21be91da8fc54146bffaab8e7fd28ee5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Stay of
removal</header>
<paragraph id="ID8a981075db5448ca92e2be7af8b6bb34"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide by regulation for an alien
who is subject to a final order of deportation or removal or exclusion to seek
a stay of such order based on the filing of an application under subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDda6278ef507a4cbf834e33636ee83bad"><enum>(2)</enum><header>During certain
proceedings</header><text>Notwithstanding any provision in the Immigration and
Nationality Act, the Secretary shall not order an alien to be removed from the
United States if the alien is in exclusion, deportation, or removal proceedings
under any provision of such Act and has applied for adjustment of status under
subsection (a), except where the Secretary has made a final determination to
deny the application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1dcbb48765814574b4a85b8790e8e6bc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Work
authorization</header>
<subparagraph id="IDae930a0c6b86406ea50094ec4a5eb2e3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may—</text>
<clause id="IDd4de9c454bb54b3897260ad32c067a44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1c1a74f5d2c94a06a914e0736dbbf6dc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide the
alien with an `employment authorized' endorsement or other appropriate document
signifying authorization of employment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf06bc61e997c40ecbd0de9fc4aae6759"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Pending
applications</header><text>If an application for adjustment of status under
subsection (a) is pending for a period exceeding 180 days and has not been
denied, the Secretary shall authorize such employment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDaa5c62e27d30498b8da3ae369de20e9f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Record of
permanent residence</header><text>Upon the approval of an alien's application
for adjustment of status under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a
record of the alien's admission for permanent record as of the date of the
alien's arrival in the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3521e867c00d493c9161a3ba33dff9ab"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Availability of
administrative review</header><text>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 id="ID667662c8fa9b4b7e8de4997a592a1641"><enum>(1)</enum><text>applicants for
adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1255); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID01729ed7b679429e9e61df2c4328b545"><enum>(2)</enum><text>aliens subject to
removal proceedings under section 240 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfe20c296e00e4ca3bc3c4fca251a4efc"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Limitation on
judicial review</header><text>A determination by the Secretary regarding the
adjustment of status of any alien under this section is final and shall not be
subject to review by any court.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDafb47683926f453b95e9d05dd2f4dbef"><enum>(g)</enum><header>No offset in
number of visas available</header><text>If an alien is granted the status of
having been lawfully admitted for permanent residence pursuant to this section,
the Secretary of State shall not be required to reduce the number of immigrant
visas authorized to be issued under any provision of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDdd20d5a3b91b460b8bb77d271a17ad6c"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Application of
Immigration and Nationality Act provisions</header>
<paragraph id="IDf4cc8860586d473ba00bda6200b1e0e3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Except
as otherwise specifically provided in this Chapter, the definitions contained
in the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) shall apply in
this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID256cb8bc915244cbb54e9bc1bc485f6d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Savings
provision</header><text>Nothing in this Chapter may be construed to repeal,
amend, alter, modify, effect, or restrict the powers, duties, function, or
authority of the Secretary in the administration and enforcement of the
Immigration and Nationality Act or any other law relating to immigration,
nationality, or naturalization.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbb9a739903d648e6aba561e22411b765"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Effect of
eligibility for adjustment of status</header><text>Eligibility to be granted
the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this
section shall not preclude an alien from seeking any status under any other
provision of law for which the alien may otherwise be eligible.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idD27284EADD01470F8617301AB69F3249"><enum>C</enum><header>Wartime treatment
studies</header>
<part id="idC903E99E7DEC41EDA70EEC34125F6536"><enum>I</enum><header>Commission on
Wartime Treatment of European Americans</header>
<section id="idB8C314F9308643D5A9564D7325B448CA"><enum>651.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph id="ID3a22e395b1184e39bc2f43fba1e53b6f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>During World War
II, the United States Government deemed as <quote>enemy aliens</quote> more
than 600,000 Italian-born and 300,000 German-born United States resident aliens
and their families, requiring them to carry Certificates of Identification and
limiting their travel and personal property rights. At that time, these groups
were the two largest foreign-born groups in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID43d40ecfdbd04218a186aa461d951826"><enum>(2)</enum><text>During World War
II, the United States Government arrested, interned, or otherwise detained
thousands of European Americans, some remaining in custody for years after
cessation of World War II hostilities, and repatriated, exchanged, or deported
European Americans, including American-born children, to European Axis nations,
many to be exchanged for Americans held in those nations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe6a4dc2fb22146319373225505b45049"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Pursuant to a
policy coordinated by the United States with Latin American nations, thousands
of European Latin Americans, including German and Austrian Jews, were arrested,
relocated to the United States, and interned. Many were later repatriated or
deported to European Axis nations during World War II and exchanged for
Americans and Latin Americans held in those nations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDca715413235a4d2da085f6ad8e1861e0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Millions of
European Americans served in the Armed Forces and thousands sacrificed their
lives in defense of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID20c4eb7f2ef14424a9aa0739374fc87d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The wartime
policies of the United States Government were devastating to the German
American and Italian American communities, individuals, and their families. The
detrimental effects are still being experienced.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID41063c09a933418d9236a2f33c725703"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Prior to and
during World War II, the United States restricted the entry of Jewish refugees
who were fleeing persecution or genocide and sought safety in the United
States. During the 1930s and 1940s, the quota system, immigration regulations,
visa requirements, and the time required to process visa applications affected
the number of Jewish refugees, particularly those from Germany and Austria, who
could gain admittance to the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID84f6083d2c4e4fbdb6f21ba1408112b8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The United States
Government should conduct an independent review to fully assess and acknowledge
these actions. Congress has previously reviewed the United States Government's
wartime treatment of Japanese Americans through the Commission on Wartime
Relocation and Internment of Civilians. An independent review of the treatment
of German Americans and Italian Americans and of Jewish refugees fleeing
persecution and genocide has not yet been undertaken.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID776f97b8dcb44c739d00f18c60219dc9"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Time is of the
essence for the establishment of commissions, because of the increasing danger
of destruction and loss of relevant documents, the advanced age of potential
witnesses and, most importantly, the advanced age of those affected by the
United States Government's policies. Many who suffered have already passed away
and will never know of this effort.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID29b56bb1589e4390a5491faa1096c34f"><enum>652.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text>
<paragraph id="IDbbfa31738aee47a08fce410309024c01"><enum>(1)</enum><header>During World
War II</header><text>The term <term>during World War II</term> refers to the
period between September 1, 1939, through December 31, 1948.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfbfb4cadf3b84e6996fc086e00d67d71"><enum>(2)</enum><header>European
Americans</header>
<subparagraph id="ID31acd5aa70b842828e1c7586b2d75046"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>European Americans</term> refers to United
States citizens and resident aliens of European ancestry, including Italian
Americans, German Americans, Hungarian Americans, Romanian Americans, and
Bulgarian Americans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID200e94811f854e2d96f846840c3a7f61"><enum>(B)</enum><header>German
Americans</header><text>The term <term>German Americans</term> refers to United
States citizens and resident aliens of German ancestry.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf4b9ed7c785b478a87bdf91ea687413a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Italian
Americans</header><text>The term <term>Italian Americans</term> refers to
United States citizens and resident aliens of Italian ancestry.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9496271dc23548f5bb4f252918ba5c6d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>European Latin
Americans</header><text>The term <term>European Latin Americans</term> refers
to persons of European ancestry, including German or Italian ancestry, residing
in a Latin American nation during World War II.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8d9d2888c2b149ce9ef6ae8d51196ef4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Latin American
nation</header><text>The term <term>Latin American nation</term> refers to any
nation in Central America, South America, or the Caribbean.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idA0FFF639E7A24BE1B27AF3189C463950"><enum>653.</enum><header>Establishment
of commission on wartime treatment of european americans</header>
<subsection id="ID58f80915e53a448699ae9de2e4be8ad3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established the Commission on Wartime Treatment
of European Americans (referred to in this part as the <term>European American
Commission</term>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3dad5f77b4ca447082d1fc37029928c2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
European American Commission shall be composed of 7 members, who shall be
appointed not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="IDd244dc3067804de3bfaa9aaae385d3fc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Three members
shall be appointed by the President.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID33f164022c544fcaab41cd4db42c34a8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Two members shall
be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in consultation
with the minority leader.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID22827634af4c463d94c966ed3e1785c4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Two members shall
be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, in consultation with the
minority leader.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0d1bf2ac0c9d47a8a7af64b4915d1bdd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>The
term of office for members shall be for the life of the European American
Commission. A vacancy in the European American Commission shall not affect its
powers, and shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc435883f10634d758d792c6f78e09727"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>The
European American Commission shall include 2 members representing the interests
of Italian Americans and two members representing the interests of German
Americans.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID220e4eb5a02a4cb289ba3813ecae9d91"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
President shall call the first meeting of the European American Commission not
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDf22b32285a4a4cf2be619f311a0e3d8e"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>Four
members of the European American Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a
lesser number may hold hearings.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDabc1498ca1254d479bd6384497528ccd"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Chairman</header><text>The
European American Commission shall elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman from
among its members. The term of office of each shall be for the life of the
European American Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID334e3d48269c407d828c40ab2ce2c6f6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<paragraph id="IDd0575df678d64d92b2fbd2feecf1c348"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Members of the European American Commission shall serve
without pay.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb6c50c8c45574ffbbe426f4fa8bd7f85"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reimbursement
of expenses</header><text>All members of the European American Commission shall
be reimbursed for reasonable travel and subsistence, and other reasonable and
necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID1c76d8bde401478e867efde143d42515"><enum>654.</enum><header>Duties of the
European American Commission</header>
<subsection id="ID642c0bf5bbfb4003a4dd30452026060d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>It shall be the duty of the European American Commission
to review the United States Government's wartime treatment of European
Americans and European Latin Americans as provided in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID27cb732671a943c0a70cca48a6b21998"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope of
review</header><text>The European American Commission's review shall include
the following:</text>
<paragraph id="IDca16892863204b9daa62436cf1bea5fa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A comprehensive
review of the facts and circumstances surrounding United States Government
action during World War II with respect to European Americans and European
Latin Americans pursuant to United States laws and directives, including the
Alien Enemies Acts (50 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), Presidential Proclamations 2526,
2527, 2655, 2662, and 2685, Executive Orders 9066 and 9095, and any directive
of the United States Government pursuant to these and other pertinent laws,
proclamations, or executive orders, including registration requirements, travel
and property restrictions, establishment of restricted areas, raids, arrests,
internment, exclusion, policies relating to the families and property that
excludees and internees were forced to abandon, internee employment by American
companies (including a list of such companies and the terms and type of
employment), exchange, repatriation, and deportation, and the immediate and
long-term effect of such actions, particularly internment, on the lives of
those affected. This review shall also include a list of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3796dc6e77b9448e8f8ed37557b6ff75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all temporary
detention and long-term internment facilities in the United States and Latin
American nations that were used to detain or intern European Americans and
European Latin Americans during World War II (in this paragraph referred to as
<quote>World War II detention facilities</quote>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb011071d0e5b454a95b8e3dbbe90f01c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the names of
European Americans and European Latin Americans who died while in World War II
detention facilities and where they were buried;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe55abb1ce50a4a11af0196efdd7156ef"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the names of
children of European Americans and European Latin Americans who were born in
World War II detention facilities and where they were born; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc93a72df7422479dbaeda70c15f18ded"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the nations from
which European Latin Americans were brought to the United States, the ships
that transported them to the United States and their departure and
disembarkation ports, the locations where European Americans and European Latin
Americans were exchanged for persons held in European Axis nations, and the
ships that transported them to Europe and their departure and disembarkation
ports.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID694d0a399d38478786b54fe22c0d1995"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of
the underlying rationale of the decision of the United States Government to
develop the programs and policies described in paragraph (1), the information
the United States Government received or acquired suggesting these programs and
policies were necessary, the perceived benefit of enacting such programs and
policies, and the immediate and long-term impact of such programs and policies
on European Americans and European Latin Americans and their
communities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf784a38471a34710bb21ba822c4f7e27"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A brief review of
the participation by European Americans in the United States Armed Forces,
including the participation of European Americans whose families were excluded,
interned, repatriated, or exchanged.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID64eb9aff3bf54e049159af1c28afd5b0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A recommendation
of appropriate remedies, including public education programs and the creation
of a comprehensive online database by the National Archives and Records
Administration of documents related to the United States Government's wartime
treatment of European Americans and European Latin Americans during World War
II.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd64046db42824dd7ba30445b63c36ad8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Field
hearings</header><text>The European American Commission shall hold public
hearings in such cities of the United States as it deems appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDcf14ec50b8484313829e432d32808572"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The European American Commission shall
submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to Congress not
later than 18 months after the date of the first meeting called pursuant to
section 103(e).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID21b426ec82ee416ea67001809d38a361"><enum>655.</enum><header>Powers of the
European American Commission</header>
<subsection id="ID00a343e1dee34ee4a2e176aa761775d9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The European American Commission or, on the authorization
of the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this title, hold such hearings and sit and act
at such times and places, and request the attendance and testimony of such
witnesses and the production of such books, records, correspondence,
memorandum, papers, and documents as the Commission or such subcommittee or
member may deem advisable. The European American Commission may request the
Attorney General to invoke the aid of an appropriate United States district
court to require, by subpoena or otherwise, such attendance, testimony, or
production.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc001bcab98b14316b164d46e4a410c6e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Government
information and cooperation</header><text>The European American Commission may
acquire directly from the head of any department, agency, independent
instrumentality, or other authority of the executive branch of the Government,
available information that the European American Commission considers useful in
the discharge of its duties. All departments, agencies, and independent
instrumentalities, or other authorities of the executive branch of the
Government shall cooperate with the European American Commission and furnish
all information requested by the European American Commission to the extent
permitted by law, including information collected under the Commission on
Wartime and Internment of Civilians Act (Public Law 96-317; 50 U.S.C. App. 1981
note) and the Wartime Violation of Italian Americans Civil Liberties Act
(Public Law 106-451; 50 U.S.C. App. 1981 note). For purposes of section
552a(b)(9) of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Privacy
Act of 1974</quote>), the European American Commission shall be deemed to be a
committee of jurisdiction.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID30ccd68492b444ea82eba86fb9ab0561"><enum>656.</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The European
American Commission is authorized to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID8cfbdb344bc947a08d81f017e25bd126"><enum>(1)</enum><text>appoint and fix
the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary, without regard to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and
General Schedule pay rates, except that the compensation of any employee of the
Commission may not exceed a rate equivalent to the rate payable under GS-15 of
the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0027f2400ec84542af09d5fd6afaa6aa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>obtain the
services of experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions of
section 3109 of such title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID092b9dd7537844c1bee128a68700f4d2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>obtain the detail
of any Federal Government employee, and such detail shall be without
reimbursement or interruption or loss of civil service status or
privilege;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7ea5776d91dc4ac581864b2238eb2cb3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>enter into
agreements with the Administrator of General Services for procurement of
necessary financial and administrative services, for which payment shall be
made by reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as may be
agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the Administrator;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3fbc95dc53bd47dd87a0f0e97c557865"><enum>(5)</enum><text>procure supplies,
services, and property by contract in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations and to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in
appropriation Acts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID34706e4719d64c71985d200c8a250f8a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>enter into
contracts with Federal or State agencies, private firms, institutions, and
agencies for the conduct of research or surveys, the preparation of reports,
and other activities necessary to the discharge of the duties of the
Commission, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation
Acts.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID33027c3300fe497db9c4d57cab7c8dfa"><enum>657.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated $600,000 to carry out this part.</text>
</section><section id="ID5cbe6b4310084768831b8c45bc860447"><enum>658.</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The European American Commission shall
terminate 60 days after it submits its report to Congress.</text>
</section></part><part id="id01B3EE1D2BC04B40A2764BECA4FBA133"><enum>II</enum><header>Commission on
Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees</header>
<section id="idE1C6F5FBB6E8494EA8D169586DB2A9C8"><enum>661.</enum><header>Establishment
of Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees</header>
<subsection id="ID8e04b7592efb45ebb800cfe6517c8654"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established the Commission on Wartime Treatment
of Jewish Refugees (referred to in this subchapter as the <quote>Jewish Refugee
Commission</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDaf6282fcb2834a0dade933a268ced772"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Jewish Refugee Commission shall be composed of 7 members, who shall be
appointed not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="ID4dbf71ca53a24b28a9d91de9424f4c2c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Three members
shall be appointed by the President.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDec07091644894666a286658771947c10"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Two members shall
be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in consultation
with the minority leader.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7dadb694db6b408f81af3190aa1ebc66"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Two members shall
be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, in consultation with the
minority leader.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1e4e864c83014a0998972f06e99f615a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>The
term of office for members shall be for the life of the Jewish Refugee
Commission. A vacancy in the Jewish Refugee Commission shall not affect its
powers, and shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDbc87ea5e91534f829cef76374fc20e6f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>The
Jewish Refugee Commission shall include two members representing the interests
of Jewish refugees.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDe7b6ace440ef419dba593bdfd64263c7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
President shall call the first meeting of the Jewish Refugee Commission not
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8f35e44958114df48f1e0517191eeff7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>Four
members of the Jewish Refugee Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a
lesser number may hold hearings.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDcb493cb18b5e41e3a6c53dd4710ca48f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Chairman</header><text>The
Jewish Refugee Commission shall elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman from among
its members. The term of office of each shall be for the life of the Jewish
Refugee Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb484b451eb3847bfb7a07aff16b467c7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<paragraph id="ID2dcfd83068a64274ad44e7ff7a4808d5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Members of the Jewish Refugee Commission shall serve
without pay.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID73170df62ac54cb98ef977440eee8a5b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reimbursement
of expenses</header><text>All members of the Jewish Refugee Commission shall be
reimbursed for reasonable travel and subsistence, and other reasonable and
necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID6e8d09ef9f424b93b7e87c1f5c93206b"><enum>662.</enum><header>Duties of the
Jewish Refugee Commission</header>
<subsection id="ID3b27379f13da48daad774566eb9f6f93"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>It shall be the duty of the Jewish Refugee Commission to
review the United States Government's refusal to allow Jewish and other
refugees fleeing persecution or genocide in Europe entry to the United States
as provided in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID383c7815b3e044d185502527df13d392"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope of
review</header><text>The Jewish Refugee Commission's review shall cover the
period between January 1, 1933, through December 31, 1945, and shall include,
to the greatest extent practicable, the following:</text>
<paragraph id="IDa761519d50294673a38453bf85651a6d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A review of the
United States Government<quote>s decision to deny Jewish and other refugees
fleeing persecution or genocide entry to the United States, including a review
of the underlying rationale of the United States Government</quote>s decision
to refuse the Jewish and other refugees entry, the information the United
States Government received or acquired suggesting such refusal was necessary,
the perceived benefit of such refusal, and the impact of such refusal on the
refugees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4420a3c0244c4147a3ebef54a3f60e78"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A review of
Federal refugee law and policy relating to those fleeing persecution or
genocide, including recommendations for making it easier in the future for
victims of persecution or genocide to obtain refuge in the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID77256df2a52e4966bb91a222bb5ed2b9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Field
hearings</header><text>The Jewish Refugee Commission shall hold public hearings
in such cities of the United States as it deems appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3e7e741494264289a3b00ac4bdf7e1dc"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Jewish Refugee Commission shall submit a written report of its findings and
recommendations to Congress not later than 18 months after the date of the
first meeting called pursuant to section 109(e).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDf3384e3547184f1da97ae0b19975df0e"><enum>663.</enum><header>Powers of the
Jewish Refugee Commission</header>
<subsection id="ID0d6433b4704e462c81a068a5c9af4d2b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Jewish Refugee Commission or, on the authorization of
the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this title, hold such hearings and sit and act
at such times and places, and request the attendance and testimony of such
witnesses and the production of such books, records, correspondence,
memorandum, papers, and documents as the Commission or such subcommittee or
member may deem advisable. The Jewish Refugee Commission may request the
Attorney General to invoke the aid of an appropriate United States district
court to require, by subpoena or otherwise, such attendance, testimony, or
production.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID416f0b430b684d47b3bc11fdc7d8298d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Government
information and cooperation</header><text>The Jewish Refugee Commission may
acquire directly from the head of any department, agency, independent
instrumentality, or other authority of the executive branch of the Government,
available information that the Jewish Refugee Commission considers useful in
the discharge of its duties. All departments, agencies, and independent
instrumentalities, or other authorities of the executive branch of the
Government shall cooperate with the Jewish Refugee Commission and furnish all
information requested by the Jewish Refugee Commission to the extent permitted
by law. For purposes of section 552a(b)(9) of title 5, United States Code
(commonly known as the <quote>Privacy Act of 1974</quote>), the Jewish Refugee
Commission shall be deemed to be a committee of jurisdiction.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDcebc98e9dd2b4211a3a3583169cb641a"><enum>664.</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Jewish Refugee
Commission is authorized to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4ccfff08bcba4725a05af308bf31e019"><enum>(1)</enum><text>appoint and fix
the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary, without regard to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and
General Schedule pay rates, except that the compensation of any employee of the
Commission may not exceed a rate equivalent to the rate payable under GS-15 of
the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID90d4cd0c13b14aa89bb4e1e7b7d0c660"><enum>(2)</enum><text>obtain the
services of experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions of
section 3109 of such title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID61b46c3420d545018edc83752119e5b2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>obtain the detail
of any Federal Government employee, and such detail shall be without
reimbursement or interruption or loss of civil service status or
privilege;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe5508c0eb8924906a8d3f34f9682282b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>enter into
agreements with the Administrator of General Services for procurement of
necessary financial and administrative services, for which payment shall be
made by reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as may be
agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the Administrator;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe567f16c046a45e39eb6945f37eb9056"><enum>(5)</enum><text>procure supplies,
services, and property by contract in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations and to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in
appropriation Acts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID11c01c064abc4d30bf5b7a8a359f54c2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>enter into
contracts with Federal or State agencies, private firms, institutions, and
agencies for the conduct of research or surveys, the preparation of reports,
and other activities necessary to the discharge of the duties of the
Commission, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation
Acts.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID278180963ec04682b6b6b65c57a532bc"><enum>665.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated $600,000 to carry out this part.</text>
</section><section id="IDcfaecd9e63f647de88f125eb6caad93d"><enum>666.</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Jewish Refugee Commission shall
terminate 60 days after it submits its report to Congress.</text>
</section></part><part id="id46CC1A5A1C3B48D7988543AD2854B8D8"><enum>III</enum><header>Funding source
for the wartime studies</header>
<section id="id58DB8DA453284783B8C9E5555CB11F47"><enum>671.</enum><header>Funding
source</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the funds made
available for the Department of Justice by the Consolidated Security, Disaster
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110-329),
$1,200,000 is hereby rescinded.</text>
</section></part></subtitle><subtitle id="id887150FCE03943069512884A729F1844"><enum>D</enum><header>State court
interpreter grant program</header>
<section id="idBF1DAC4427534E5BA0FCA203BD9954ED"><enum>681.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID7720805b8c2c4a7f9ecf3c563c1dc893"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 id="ID0e86bc0a29a34769a9be10674ce42ae2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 id="ID8cc376cf73604ce3b79ed2bbe0034240"><enum>(3)</enum><text>only qualified
court interpreters can ensure that persons with limited English proficiency
comprehend judicial proceedings in which they are a party;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID26c5cf2a2327417298324fb56e063096"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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 id="IDd5915db7d0c046d5b1fdf4cef9e25ed3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Federal
Government has demonstrated its commitment to equal administration of justice
regardless of English proficiency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID80957846f25b498fa92a6ddcd50b4365"><enum>(6)</enum><text>regulations
implementing title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 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 id="IDe50feab39e234d03ad36c0b08d394b6a"><enum>(7)</enum><text>40 States have
developed, or are developing, qualified court interpreting programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID714ecf0b6776473d937ddee12f883dd1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>robust, effective
court interpreter programs—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID27609d0a510b4d4cb274a7f331ef53f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>actively recruit
skilled individuals to be court interpreters;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2c5ba63663234e8581c00b798f5c6e3f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>train those
individuals in the interpretation of court proceedings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf6aa58b672044059a61f9bba6a93c104"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop and use a
thorough, systematic certification process for court interpreters; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID236c9176108a44d0939e1ede0e8d6689"><enum>(D)</enum><text>have sufficient
funding to ensure that a qualified interpreter will be available to the court
whenever necessary; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbcb43c9dc43442eca24dd52fefbc27d0"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Federal funding
is necessary to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDda3dde9e787b47f29bdd11fd36b2ef3a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>encourage State
courts that do not have court interpreter programs to develop them;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb37ee2f2911448a09c95e0fb8ed67223"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assist State
courts with nascent court interpreter programs to implement them;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2101eb92f8a34bde88f4731e196c2baa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assist State
courts with limited court interpreter programs to enhance them; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5b80bcdb982c4f61937c44f6029371b3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>assist State
courts with robust court interpreter programs to make further improvements and
share successful programs with other States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID2b7bcb768dc5420689f783929f929fc7"><enum>682.</enum><header>State court
interpreter program</header>
<subsection id="IDe9b72f54ac1d4a04824dd50fa4564a80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header>
<paragraph id="ID2e5d6cab92ff4659acb00776bc7f0cb0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="IDc5f8f29ad3ed4e17b0a97208b3ce8259"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The Administrator shall allocate, for each fiscal
year, $500,000 of the amount appropriated pursuant to section 4 to be used to
establish a court interpreter technical assistance program to assist State
courts receiving grants under this subchapter.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa4581f872fa2408e860623dc4acc8346"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
grants</header><text>Grants awarded under subsection (a) may be used by State
courts to—</text>
<paragraph id="IDcec8022c2b8d4cf3a2d6bc67a13778a1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess regional
language demands;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7648e8f48fe24dc6b219928f02c30c6e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop a court
interpreter program for the State courts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0c714dca0e624a1abe32a78dd1663af2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop,
institute, and administer language certification examinations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3c1b9196329048afac0ca24b88fff4cc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recruit, train,
and certify qualified court interpreters;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7152f322268847379608e9362c394cd5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>pay for salaries,
transportation, and technology necessary to implement the court interpreter
program developed under paragraph (2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc37cf6c71bcf4754bac99eeff2a85de3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>engage in other
related activities, as prescribed by the Attorney General.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID20cc0db0c5514c15b50521c9558b3b85"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="ID6f68f4919aa84037bda9839a0ad0e0d3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="IDa44b9b4353eb44d6ad9312fb6a819dc8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State
courts</header><text>The highest State court of each State submitting an
application under paragraph (1) shall include in the application—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd52a3170706a438693eb08933cf23f8f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a demonstration
of need for the development, implementation, or expansion of a State court
interpreter program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID19b4d25d5fc046a8bd703573e416cac3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an identification
of each State court in that State which would receive funds from the
grant;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6e985002f5e64826bb6a55612e8155ef"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the amount of
funds each State court identified under subparagraph (B) would receive from the
grant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2cd169afc6864a90b84accff0cf017f1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the procedures
the highest State court would use to directly distribute grant funds to State
courts identified under subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID50cb98091992449892957b66fe7576d7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State court
allotments</header>
<paragraph id="IDfedb54e0f7644b7eb9ae583661bb6807"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Base
allotment</header><text>From amounts appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant
to section 4, 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 id="IDcfa083104e0240fa99164d031962a027"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Discretionary
allotment</header><text>From amounts appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant
to section 4, the Administrator shall allocate $5,000,000 to be distributed
among the highest State courts of States which have an application approved
under subsection (c), and that have extraordinary needs that are required to be
addressed in order to develop, implement, or expand a State court interpreter
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID306d4377a567486d8d56530655fb2957"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
allotment</header><text>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 id="IDaf97d3b3eaff4ecd9fb7d0476b2b2517"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the unallocated
balance of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to section 4;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3438498cbf3046c99e94427d455f4c01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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><paragraph id="ID3077dcdf8486467a869cc69782d37a0b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Treatment of
District of Columbia</header><text>For purposes of this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc4b5f78ffb644025922ce64fd03b41bd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the District of
Columbia shall be treated as a State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9c660cd5867f44059a9052c17a8fcdf8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of
Columbia Court of Appeals shall act as the highest State court for the District
of Columbia.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDf95238eba65b4780957bd3ebde893920"><enum>683.</enum><header>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 2010
through 2014 to carry out this subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="id65E7F9707EC74819A9A72584D8D99D9E"><enum>E</enum><header>Other
matters</header>
<section id="idABC1C9E5102D4F43BBA6FB452EA9BB78"><enum>691.</enum><header>Adjustment of
status for certain victims of terrorism</header>
<subsection id="IDa6de202418cf4c7e82ae735e8942fca4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status</header><text>The status of any alien described in subsection (b) may be
adjusted by the Secretary to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence, if the alien—</text>
<paragraph id="ID71241e0d7f90475891e54b61c57e16ee"><enum>(1)</enum><text>applies for such
adjustment not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7fa17e731b514ed996452a5baa472f0c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is not
inadmissible to the United States under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 212(a)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (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));
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdc38e2225a7245f3aa0e61c8f7177873"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not later than
the date on which the application under paragraph (1) is submitted, satisfies
any applicable Federal tax liability by establishing that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd18dda9e4fcd4db7b84cbe30074072ba"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no such tax
liability exists; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf44c61db30554ee3a1dddc78d7d35160"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all outstanding
liabilities have been paid.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID44513ddbc46b441fbebfaab5b6f09678"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Aliens eligible
for adjustment of status</header>
<paragraph id="IDabdf93d379dd4cdb981706b607f8bcdd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The benefit provided under subsection (a) shall apply to
any alien who—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID82a57bc4f7c54d0780a5e92510898644"><enum>(A)</enum><text>was, on September
10, 2001, the spouse, child, unmarried son, or unmarried daughter of an alien
who died as a direct result of the terrorist activity conducted against the
United States on September 11, 2001;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb388551d3e5f45a78a2ce2d063ce416d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was deemed to be
a beneficiary of, and by, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001
(49 U.S.C. 40101); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID74fe9322c46f417b94ea106fb67808c6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>made a proffer of
information to the Secretary between April 24, 2008, and August 15, 2008, in
connection with a request for immigration relief.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID09717e78818e41c4a218081af2a7b09d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>An
alien shall not be provided any benefit under this section if the Secretary
determines that the alien has willfully made a material misrepresentation or
material omission in the proffer of information described in paragraph
(1)(C).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID191ea3af39ee4370a1c2d047967358e5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Work
authorization</header><text>The Secretary may 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>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5a9eba094b1b41bb97da10366f8eaa36"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>Nothing
in this section shall be construed to limit the existing authority of the
Secretary on the date of the enactment of this Act to require any form or other
submission of information or to perform any background or security check for
the purpose of determining the admissibility, or eligibility under this
section, of any alien.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDe051281bf1884db69c14a08d72735df0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waiver of
regulations</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance to carry out this
section. The Secretary shall not be required to promulgate regulations before
implementing this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4623d0338717445eae458937e759643e"><enum>(f)</enum><header>No offset in
number of visas available</header><text>At the time an alien is granted the
status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this
section, the Secretary of State shall not be required to reduce the number of
immigrant visas authorized to be issued under title II of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb4fdb8b0c6d74dc6bb4e642840c880aa"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<paragraph id="ID7a8ad4b0e18c4f63b026dfe477ebf477"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicable
Federal tax liability defined</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>applicable Federal tax liability</term> means liability for Federal
taxes, including penalties and interest, owed for any year for which the
statutory period for assessment of any deficiency for such taxes has not
expired.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID241097a9e4d64a6283b023ae8bba0fe9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incorporation
by reference</header><text>Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
section, the definitions used in the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101 et seq.) (excluding the definitions applicable exclusively to title III of
such Act) shall apply in the administration of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID3c3d743b9b874c79bdde57d81e83c7a6"><enum>692.</enum><header>Development of
assessment and strategy addressing factors driving migration</header>
<subsection id="id6AAD1BC6809F4658A4A5CA56106C49AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development of
assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The General
Accounting Office shall develop a baseline assessment of the primary factors
driving migration in a prioritized group of ten countries with the highest
rates of irregular migration to the United States within six months of the date
of enactment of this Act. The report should, at a minimum, include factors
driving migration in the prioritized countries, and any current impact of
United States assistance, trade or foreign policy on migration trends in the
prioritized countries.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID62e95588f75245e3a7f9ea063701105f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Strategy
address factors driving immigration</header><text>The Secretary of State,
working with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, shall subsequently submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives, a strategy which responds to the identified economic, social
and security factors driving high rates of irregular migration from the
prioritized countries identified. The strategy should incorporate consultation
with the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department of
State, the Department of Labor, and the Office of the United States Trade
Representative.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc73543c797c44db4b315eefec871a02b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Elements of
strategy</header><text>The strategy required by subsection (b) shall include
the following:</text>
<paragraph id="ID8fe554a37c1940a38f5689d45e06b015"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A summary and
evaluation of current assistance provided by the Government of the United
States to countries with the highest rates of irregular migration to the United
States. Each country report should, at a minimum, identify regions and
municipalities experiencing the highest emigration rates and the current level
of United States aid or investment in these areas.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID490a8c17620042e19cc1507f01c1f94c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Recommendations
for future United States Government assistance and technical support to address
key economic, social and development factors identified in the prioritized
migration source countries. Such assistance should be designed to ensure
appropriate engagement of national and local governments and civil society
organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID5137a58878ff470ca89f4d5990a30a04"><enum>693.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress on increased United States foreign policy coherency in the Western
Hemisphere</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the Secretary of State should review the United States foreign
policy toward Latin America in order to strengthen hemispheric security through
the reduction of poverty and inequality, expansion of equitable trade, support
for democratic institutions, citizen security and the rule of law, as essential
elements in consolidation of a well-managed regional migration policy.</text>
</section></subtitle>