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propriate information obtained from such 
background check— 
‘‘(I) shall accompany the criminal 
background information provided by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to the Secretary of State and shared 
by the Secretary of State with a bene-
ficiary of a petition referred to in 
clause (iii); and 
‘‘(II) shall not be used or dis-
closed for any other purpose unless 
expressly authorized by law. 
‘‘(v) The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall create a cover sheet or other 
mechanism to accompany the information 
required to be provided to an applicant for 
a visa under subsection (d) or (r) of sec-
tion 214 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) by clauses (i) 
through (iv) of this paragraph or by 
clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (r)(4)(B) 
of such section 214, that calls to the appli-
cant’s attention— 
‘‘(I) whether the petitioner dis-
closed a protection order, a restrain-
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ing order, or criminal history informa-
tion on the visa petition; 
‘‘(II) the criminal background in-
formation and information about any 
protection order obtained by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security regard-
ing the petitioner in the course of ad-
judicating the petition; and 
‘‘(III) whether the information 
the petitioner disclosed on the visa pe-
tition regarding any previous petitions 
filed under subsection (d) or (r) of 
such section 214 is consistent with the 
information in the multiple visa track-
ing database of the Department of 
Homeland Security, as described in 
subsection (r)(4)(A) of such section 
214.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
after ‘‘orders’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’. 
SEC. 808. REGULATION OF INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE 
BROKERS. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MAR-
RIAGE BROKER ACT OF 2005.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(A) The International Marriage Broker 
Act of 2005 (subtitle D of Public Law 109– 
162; 119 Stat. 3066) has not been fully imple-
mented with regard to investigating and pros-
ecuting violations of the law, and for other pur-
poses. 
(B) Six years after Congress enacted the 
International Marriage Broker Act of 2005 to 
regulate the activities of the hundreds of for- 
profit international marriage brokers operating 
in the United States, the Attorney General has 
not determined which component of the Depart-
ment of Justice will investigate and prosecute 
violations of such Act. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit to Congress a report that includes 
the following: 
(A) The name of the component of the De-
partment of Justice responsible for inves-
tigating and prosecuting violations of the Inter-
national Marriage Broker Act of 2005 (subtitle 
D of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3066) and 
the amendments made by this Act. 
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(B) A description of the policies and proce-
dures of the Attorney General for consultation 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
the Secretary of State in investigating and 
prosecuting such violations. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 833(a)(2)(H) 
of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 
2005 (8 U.S.C. 1375a(a)(2)(H)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Federal and State sex offender public registries’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the National Sex Offender Public Website’’. 
(c) REGULATION
OF INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE 
BROKERS.—Section 833(d) of the International Marriage 
Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (8 U.S.C. 1375a(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION ON MARKETING OF OR TO 
CHILDREN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An international mar-
riage broker shall not provide any individual or 
entity with the personal contact information, 
photograph, or general information about the 
background or interests of any individual under 
the age of 18. 
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‘‘(B) COMPLIANCE.—To comply with the 
requirements of subparagraph (A), an inter-
national marriage broker shall— 
‘‘(i) obtain a valid copy of each for-
eign national client’s birth certificate or 
other proof of age document issued by an 
appropriate government entity; 
‘‘(ii) indicate on such certificate or 
document the date it was received by the 
international marriage broker; 
‘‘(iii) retain the original of such cer-
tificate or document for 7 years after such 
date of receipt; and 
‘‘(iv) produce such certificate or docu-
ment upon request to an appropriate au-
thority charged with the enforcement of 
this paragraph.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘REG-
ISTRIES.—’’ and inserting ‘‘WEBSITE.—’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Registry or State sex 
offender public registry,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Website,’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘or stalking.’’ and inserting ‘‘stalking, or an at-
tempt to commit any such crime.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Registry, 
or of the relevant State sex offender public 
registry for any State not yet participating 
in the National Sex Offender Public Reg-
istry, in which the United States client has 
resided during the previous 20 years,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Website’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iii)(II), by striking 
‘‘background information collected by the 
international marriage broker under para-
graph (2)(B);’’ and inserting ‘‘signed cer-
tification and accompanying documentation 
or attestation regarding the background in-
formation 
collected 
under 
paragraph 
(2)(B);’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(4) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘A 
penalty may be imposed under clause (i) by the 
Attorney General only’’ and inserting ‘‘At the 
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