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immigrant classification may receive a waiver 
from the requirements of subsection (g)(5)(B)’’. 
SEC. 205. UNIFORM STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CER-
TAIN IMMIGRATION, NATURALIZATION, AND 
PEONAGE OFFENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3291 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 3291. Immigration, naturalization, and peonage of-
fenses 
‘‘No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished 
for a violation of any section of chapters 69 (relating to 
nationality and citizenship offenses), 75 (relating to pass-
port, visa, and immigration offenses), or 77 (relating to 
peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons), for an at-
tempt or conspiracy to violate any such section, for a viola-
tion 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 violate any such 
section, unless the indictment is returned or the informa-
tion filed not later than 10 years after the commission 
of the offense.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
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ed by striking the item relating to section 3291 and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘3291. Immigration, naturalization, and peonage offenses.’’. 
SEC. 206. EXPEDITED REMOVAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 238 (8 U.S.C. 1228) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing 
‘‘EXPEDITED
REMOVAL
OF
CRIMINAL 
ALIENS’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking the subsection 
heading and inserting: ‘‘EXPEDITED
REMOVAL 
FROM CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.—’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection 
heading and inserting: ‘‘REMOVAL
OF CRIMINAL 
ALIENS.—’’; 
(4) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs 
(1) and (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security may, in the case of an alien described in 
paragraph (2), determine the deportability of such 
alien and issue an order of removal pursuant to the 
procedures set forth in this subsection or section 
240. 
‘‘(2) ALIENS
DESCRIBED.—An alien is de-
scribed in this paragraph if the alien— 
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‘‘(A) has not been lawfully admitted to the 
United States for permanent residence; and 
‘‘(B) was convicted of any criminal offense 
establishing deportability under subparagraph 
(A)(iii) or (D)(i) of section 237(a)(2).’’; and 
(5) by redesignating the subsection (c) that re-
lates to judicial removal as subsection (d). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act and shall apply to all aliens apprehended or con-
victed on or after such date. 
SEC. 207. FIELD AGENT ALLOCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(f) (8 U.S.C. 1103(f)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) MINIMUM NUMBER OF AGENTS IN STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall allocate to each State— 
‘‘(A) not fewer than 40 full-time active 
duty agents of the Bureau of Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement to— 
‘‘(i) investigate immigration viola-
tions; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure the departure of all re-
movable aliens; and 
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‘‘(B) not fewer than 15 full-time active 
duty agents of United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services to carry out immigration 
and naturalization adjudication functions. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
application of paragraph (1) for any State with a 
population of less than 2,000,000, as most recently 
reported by the Bureau of the Census.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 208. STREAMLINED PROCESSING OF BACKGROUND 
CHECKS 
CONDUCTED 
FOR 
IMMIGRATION 
BENEFIT APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS. 
(a) INFORMATION SHARING; INTERAGENCY TASK 
FORCE.—Section 105 (8 U.S.C. 1105) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall establish an interagency task force to 
resolve cases in which an application or petition for 
an immigration benefit conferred under this Act has 
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been delayed due to an outstanding background 
check investigation for more than 2 years after the 
date on which such application or petition was ini-
tially filed. 
‘‘(2) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
interagency 
task 
force established under paragraph (1) shall include 
representatives from Federal agencies with immigra-
tion, law enforcement, or national security respon-
sibilities under this Act.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation such sums as are nec-
essary for each fiscal year, 2008 through 2012 for en-
hancements to existing systems for conducting background 
and security checks necessary to support immigration se-
curity and orderly processing of applications. 
(c) REPORT
ON
BACKGROUND
AND
SECURITY 
CHECKS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall 
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives a report on the back-
ground and security checks conducted by the Fed-
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