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(6) by inserting after subparagraph (B), as cre-
ated by the amendment made by paragraph (5), the
following:
‘‘(C) The Attorney General may authorize an ap-
plication to a Federal court of competent jurisdiction
for, and a judge of such court may grant, an order
authorizing disclosure of information contained in the
application of the alien under this section to be
used—
‘‘(i) for identification of the alien when
there is reason to believe that the alien has been
killed or severely incapacitated; or
‘‘(ii) for criminal law enforcement purposes
against the alien whose application is to be dis-
closed if the alleged criminal activity occurred
after the legalization application was filed and
such activity involves terrorist activity or poses
either an immediate risk to life or to national se-
curity, or would be prosecutable as an aggra-
vated felony, but without regard to the length of
sentence that could be imposed on the appli-
cant.’’; and
(7) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
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‘‘(E) Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude
the release for immigration enforcement purposes of
the following information contained in files or records
of the Service pertaining to the application:
‘‘(i) The immigration status of the appli-
cant on any given date after the date of filing
the application (including whether the applicant
was authorized to work) but only for purposes of
a determination of whether the applicant is eli-
gible for relief from deportation or removal and
not otherwise.
‘‘(ii) The date of the applicant’s adjustment
(if any) to the status of an alien lawfully admit-
ted for permanent residence.
‘‘(iii) Information concerning whether the
applicant has been convicted of a crime occur-
ring after the date of filing the application.
‘‘(iv) The date or disposition of the applica-
tion.’’.
(b) SPECIAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROGRAM.—
Section 210(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1160(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, except as
permitted under paragraph (6)(B)’’ after ‘‘consent of
the alien’’; and
(2) in paragraph (6)—
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the
period at the end and inserting a comma,
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively,
(C) by striking ‘‘Neither’’ and inserting
‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
neither’’,
(D) by striking ‘‘Anyone’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(C) Anyone’’,
(E) by inserting after the first sentence the
following:
‘‘(B) The Attorney General may authorize an
application to a Federal court of competent jurisdic-
tion for, and a judge of such court may grant, an
order authorizing disclosure of information contained
in the application of the alien to be used—
‘‘(i) for identification of the alien when
there is reason to believe that the alien has been
killed or severely incapacitated, or
‘‘(ii) for criminal law enforcement purposes
against the alien whose application is to be dis-
closed if the alleged criminal activity occurred
after the special agricultural worker application
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was filed and such activity involves terrorist ac-
tivity or poses either an immediate risk to life
or to national security, or would be prosecutable
as an aggravated felony, but without regard to
the length of sentence that could be imposed on
the applicant.’’, and
(F) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(D) Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude
the release for immigration enforcement purposes of
the following information contained in files or records
of the Service pertaining to the application:
‘‘(i) The immigration status of the appli-
cant on any given date after the date of filing
the application (including whether the applicant
was authorized to work).
‘‘(ii) The date of the applicant’s adjustment
(if any) to the status of an alien lawfully admit-
ted for permanent residence.
‘‘(iii) Information concerning whether the
applicant has been convicted of a crime occur-
ring after the date of filing the application.
‘‘(iv) The date or disposition of the applica-
tion.’’.
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SEC. 810. CHANGE OF NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION.
Section 248 (8 U.S.C. 1258) is amended by inserting
at the end the following:
‘‘Any alien whose status is changed under this section may
apply to the Secretary of State for a visa without having
to leave the United States and apply at the visa office.’’.
Subtitle B—Other Provisions
SEC. 831. COMMISSION REPORT ON FRAUD ASSOCIATED
WITH BIRTH CERTIFICATES.
Section 141 of the Immigration Act of 1990 is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1),
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) transmit to Congress, not later than Janu-
ary 1, 1997, a report containing recommendations
(consistent with subsection (c)(3)) of methods of re-
ducing or eliminating the fraudulent use of birth cer-
tificates for the purpose of obtaining other identity
documents that may be used in securing immigration,
employment, or other benefits.’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end of subsection (c), the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) FOR REPORT ON REDUCING BIRTH CERTIFI-
CATE FRAUD.—In the report described in subsection
(b)(3), the Commission shall consider and analyze the
feasibility of—
‘‘(A) establishing national standards for
counterfeit-resistant birth certificates, and
‘‘(B) limiting the issuance of official copies
of a birth certificate of an individual to anyone
other than the individual or others acting on be-
half of the individual.’’.
SEC. 832. UNIFORM VITAL STATISTICS.
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall consult with the State agency respon-
sible for registration and certification of births and deaths
and, within 2 years of the date of enactment of this Act,
shall establish a pilot program for 3 of the 5 States with
the largest number of undocumented aliens of an electronic
network linking the vital statistics records of such States.
The network shall provide, where practical, for the match-
ing of deaths with births and shall enable the confirmation
of births and deaths of citizens of such States, or of aliens
within such States, by any Federal or State agency or offi-
cial in the performance of official duties. The Secretary and
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participating State agencies shall institute measures to
achieve uniform and accurate reporting of vital statistics
into the pilot program network, to protect the integrity of
the registration and certification process, and to prevent
fraud against the Government and other persons through
the use of false birth or death certificates.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the estab-
lishment of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall issue a written report to Congress with rec-
ommendations on how the pilot program could effectively
be instituted as a national network for the United States.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1996 and for
subsequent fiscal years such sums as may be necessary to
carry out this section.
SEC. 833. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND THE IMMIGRA-
TION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE.
Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State,
or local law, no State or local government entity shall pro-
hibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or any
official within its jurisdiction from sending to or receiving
from the Immigration and Naturalization Service informa-
tion regarding the immigration status, lawful or unlawful,
of an alien in the United States. Notwithstanding any other
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provision of Federal, State, or local law (and excepting the
attorney-client privilege), no State or local government en-
tity may be prohibited, or in any way restricted, from send-
ing to or receiving from the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service information regarding the immigration status,
lawful or unlawful, of an alien in the United States.
SEC. 834. CRIMINAL ALIEN REIMBURSEMENT COSTS.
Amounts appropriated to carry out section 501 of the
Immigration and Reform Act of 1986 for fiscal year 1995
shall be available to carry out section 242(j) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act in that fiscal year with respect
to undocumented criminal aliens incarcerated under the
authority of political subdivisions of a State.
SEC. 835. FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.
(a) INFORMATION REGARDING FEMALE GENITAL MU-
TILATION.—The Immigration and Naturalization Service
(in cooperation with the Department of State) shall make
available for all aliens who are issued immigrant or non-
immigrant visas, prior to or at the time of entry into the
United States, the following information:
(1) Information on the severe harm to physical
and psychological health caused by female genital mu-
tilation which is compiled and presented in a manner
which is limited to the practice itself and respectful
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to the cultural values of the societies in which such
practice takes place.
(2) Information concerning potential legal con-
sequences in the United States for (A) performing fe-
male genital mutilation, or (B) allowing a child
under his or her care to be subjected to female genital
mutilation, under criminal or child protection stat-
utes or as a form of child abuse.
(b) LIMITATION.—In consultation with the Secretary
of State, the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion shall identify those countries in which female genital
mutilation is commonly practiced and, to the extent prac-
ticable, limit the provision of information under subsection
(a) to aliens from such countries.
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘female genital mutilation’’ means the removal or
infibulation (or both) of the whole or part of the clitoris,
the labia minora, or labia majora.
SEC. 836. DESIGNATION OF PORTUGAL AS A VISA WAIVER
PILOT PROGRAM COUNTRY WITH PROBATION-
ARY STATUS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Portugal
is designated as a visa waiver pilot program country with
probationary status under section 217(g) of the Immigra-
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tion and Nationality Act for each of the fiscal years 1996,
1997, and 1998.
Subtitle C—Technical Corrections
SEC. 851. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC LAW 103–322
(VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT
OF 1994).—
(1) Section 60024(1)(F) of the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103–322) (in this subsection referred to as
‘‘VCCLEA’’) is amended by inserting ‘‘United States
Code,’’ after ‘‘title 18,’’.
(2) Section 130003(b)(3) of VCCLEA is amended
by striking ‘‘Naturalization’’ and inserting ‘‘Nation-
ality’’.
(3)(A) Section 214 (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended
by redesignating the subsection (j), added by section
130003(b)(2) of VCCLEA (108 Stat. 2025), and the
subsection (k), added by section 220(b) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Technical Amendments Act
of 1994 (Public Law 103–416, 108 Stat. 4319), as
subsections (k) and (l), respectively.
(B) 
Section 
101(a)(15)(S) 
(8 
U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(S)) is amended by striking ‘‘214(j)’’ and
inserting ‘‘214(k)’’.
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(4)(A) Section 245 (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended
by redesignating the subsection (i) added by section
130003(c)(1) of VCCLEA as subsection (j).
(B) 
Section 
241(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) 
(8 
U.S.C.
1251(a)(2)(A)(i)(I)), 
as 
amended 
by 
section
130003(d) of VCCLEA and before redesignation by
section 305(a)(2), is amended by striking ‘‘245(i)’’
and inserting ‘‘245(j)’’.
(5) Section 245(j)(3), as added by section
130003(c)(1) of VCCLEA and as redesignated by
paragraph (4)(A), is amended by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (1) or (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) or
(2)’’.
(6) Section 130007(a) of VCCLEA is amended
by striking ‘‘242A(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘242A(a)(3)’’.
(7) The amendments made by this subsection
shall be effective as if included in the enactment of the
VCCLEA.
(b) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO IMMIGRATION AND
NATIONALITY TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT OF 1994.—
(1) Section 101(d) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103–416) (in this subsection referred to as
‘‘INTCA’’) is amended—
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(4) Section 207(2) of INTCA is amended by in-
serting a comma after ‘‘specified’’.
(5) Section 101(a)(43) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)) is
amended—
(A) in subparagraph (K)(ii), by striking the
comma after ‘‘1588’’, and
(B) in subparagraph (O), by striking ‘‘sus-
picion’’ and inserting ‘‘suspension’’.
(6) Section 273(b) (8 U.S.C. 1323(b)), as amend-
ed by section 209(a) of INTCA, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘remain’’ and inserting ‘‘remains’’.
(7) Section 209(a)(1) of INTCA is amended by
striking ‘‘$3000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000’’.
(8) Section 209(b) of INTCA is amended by
striking ‘‘subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’.
(9) Section 217(f) (8 U.S.C. 1187(f)), as amend-
ed by section 210 of INTCA, is amended by adding
a period at the end.
(10) Section 219(cc) of INTCA is amended by
striking ‘‘ ‘year 1993 the first place it appears’ ’’ and
inserting ‘‘ ‘year 1993’ the first place it appears’’.
(11) Section 219(ee) of INTCA is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) The amendments made by this subsection shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.’’.
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(12) Paragraphs (4) and (6) of section 286(r) (8
U.S.C. 1356(r)) are amended by inserting ‘‘the’’ be-
fore ‘‘Fund’’ each place it appears.
(13) Section 221 of INTCA is amended—
(A) by striking each semicolon and insert-
ing a comma,
(B) by striking ‘‘disasters.’’ and inserting
‘‘disasters,’’, and
(C) by striking ‘‘The official’’ and inserting
‘‘the official’’.
(14) Section 242A (8 U.S.C. 1252a), as added by
section 224(a) of INTCA and before redesignation as
section 238 by section 308(b)(5), is amended by redes-
ignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
(15) Section 225 of INTCA is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 242(i)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘sections 242(i) and 242A’’, and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, 1252a’’ after ‘‘1252(i)’’.
(16) Except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section, the amendments made by this subsection shall
take effect as if included in the enactment of INTCA.
(c) STRIKING REFERENCES TO SECTION 210A.—
(1)(A) 
Section 
201(b)(1)(C) 
(8 
U.S.C.
1151(b)(1)(C)) and section 274B(a)(3)(B) (8 U.S.C.
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1324b(a)(3)(B)) are each amended by striking ‘‘,
210A,’’.
(B) Section 241(a)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1251(a)(1)), be-
fore redesignation by section 305(a)(2), is amended by
striking subparagraph (F).
(2) Sections 204(c)(1)(D)(i) and 204(j)(4) of Im-
migration Reform and Control Act of 1986 are each
amended by striking ‘‘, 210A,’’.
(d) MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES IN THE IMMIGRATION
AND NATIONALITY ACT.—
(1) Before being amended by section 308(a), the
item in the table of contents relating to section 242A
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 242A. Expedited deportation of aliens convicted of committing aggravated
felonies.’’.
(2) Section 101(c)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1101(c)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘, 321, and 322’’ and inserting
‘‘and 321’’.
(3) Pursuant to section 6(b) of Public Law 103–
272 (108 Stat. 1378)—
(A) section 214(f)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1184(f)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘section 101(3) of the
Federal Aviation Act of 1958’’ and inserting
‘‘section 40102(a)(2) of title 49, United States
Code’’; and
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(B) section 258(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1288(b)(2))
is amended by striking ‘‘section 105 or 106 of the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49
U.S.C. App. 1804, 1805)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
5103(b), 5104, 5106, 5107, or 5110 of title 49,
United States Code’’.
(4) 
Section 
286(h)(1)(A) 
(8 
U.S.C.
1356(h)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting a period after
‘‘expended’’.
(5) 
Section 
286(h)(2)(A) 
(8 
U.S.C.
1356(h)(2)(A)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause
(iv),
(B) by moving clauses (v) and (vi) 2 ems
to the left,
(C) by striking ‘‘; and’’ in clauses (v) and
(vi) and inserting ‘‘and for’’,
(D) by striking the colons in clauses (v) and
(vi), and
(E) by striking the period at the end of
clause (v) and inserting ‘‘; and’’.
(6) Section 412(b) (8 U.S.C. 1522(b)) is amend-
ed by striking the comma after ‘‘is authorized’’ in
paragraph (3) and after ‘‘The Secretary’’ in para-
graph (4).