admissibility of the alien at the port of entry
into the United States, or
‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (4), to contest
an immigration officer’s determination under
paragraph (2).
‘‘(4) ASYLUM.—The Attorney General shall es-
tablish a procedure for an alien who is applying for
admission under this section or who has been admit-
ted under this section to apply for asylum under sec-
tion 208.
‘‘(5) TREATMENT
OF
NATIONALS
OF
VISA
WAIVER COUNTRIES.—An alien who—
‘‘(A) is a national of a visa waiver program
country or claims to be a national of a visa
waiver country, and
‘‘(B) is not in possession of a valid visa,
shall be considered to be an applicant for ad-
mission under this section.’’.
(d) CARRIER AGREEMENTS.—Section 217(e)(1) of
such Act is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’;
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) to provide passengers applying for
admission to the United States under this sec-
tion with written notification that they are not
entitled (i) to any appeal or review of an immi-
gration officer’s determination of admissibility,
or (ii) to contest any action for deportation.’’.
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item in the table
of contents of such Act relating to section 217 is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 217. Visa waiver program for certain visitors.’’.
SEC. 4. EXPEDITING AIRPORT IMMIGRATION PROCESSING.
(a) PASSENGER MANIFESTS.—
(1) ELECTRONIC PASSENGER MANIFESTS.—Sec-
tion 231(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1221(a)) is amended in the first sentence
by striking ‘‘typewritten’’ and inserting ‘‘electronic,
typewritten,’’.
(2) INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PASSENGER
MANIFEST.—Section 231(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1221(a)) is further amended by inserting imme-
diately before the period at the end of the second
sentence ‘‘, except that regulations concerning the
information contained in such lists may not require
information other than the full name, date of birth,
passport number, and citizenship of the person
transported, and information identifying the flight
on which the person was transported’’.
(b) INSPECTION BY IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.—Sec-
tion 235(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1225(a)) is amended by adding after the second
sentence the following: ‘‘Except as the Attorney General
may provide, nothing in this section shall be construed as
requiring a personal interview in the conduct of an exam-
ination or inspection.’’.
(c) PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION INSPECTION AND
PREINSPECTION SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 286 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amend-
ed—
(A) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘forty-
five’’ and inserting ‘‘thirty’’; and
(B) in subsection (l)—
(i) by striking ‘‘forty-five’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘thirty’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘March 31st’’ and in-
serting ‘‘January 31st’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraph (1) shall apply to passengers arriving
on or after 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(d) EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR THE INSPECTION OF
CITIZENS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 235A of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act, as inserted by section
1(a) of this Act, is amended—
(A) in the heading, by adding at the end
the following: ‘‘; EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR THE
INSPECTION OF CITIZENS’’, AND
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(d) EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR THE IN-
SPECTION
OF CITIZENS.—Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Attorney General shall implement an
expedited process for the inspection of United
States citizens upon arrival from abroad by air
at ports of entry within the United States. An
expedited process shall be maintained except
during a national or airport specific security
emergency as determined by the Attorney Gen-
eral.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item in the
table of contents of such Act relating to section
235A, as inserted by section 1(b) of this Act, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 235A. Preinspection at foreign airports; expedited process for the inspec-
tion of citizens.’’.
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