(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (28) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(29) ‘immigration inspector’ means—
‘‘(A) an employee in a position in the Im-
migration and Naturalization Service the prin-
cipal duties of which are to control and guard
the boundaries and borders of the United
States against illegal entry of aliens at ports of
entry; and
‘‘(B) an employee of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service who is serving in a su-
pervisory or administrative position to which
the employee was transferred from a position
described in subparagraph (A).’’.
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—
Section 8401 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (17)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (C);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(E) an immigration inspector;’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(33);
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (34) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph
‘‘(35) ‘immigration inspector’ means—
‘‘(A) an employee in a position in the Im-
migration and Naturalization Service the prin-
cipal duties of which are to control and guard
the boundaries and borders of the United
States against illegal entry of aliens at ports-of-
entry; and
‘‘(B) an employee of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service who is serving in a su-
pervisory or administrative position to which
the employee was transferred directly from a
position described in subparagraph (A) after
having served in such a position for at least
three years.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by
this section shall—
(A) shall take effect on the first day of the
first applicable pay period that begins on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) shall apply with respect to service per-
formed on or after such effective date.
(2) SUPERVISORS
AND
ADMINISTRATORS.—In
the administration of paragraph (1)(B), a person
serving in a supervisory or administrative position as
described in section 8331(29)(B) or 8401(35)(B) of
title 5, United States Code, on the effective date of
this Act shall be treated as serving in a law enforce-
ment officer position beginning on such date for the
purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 of such
title and chapter 84 of such title.
SEC. 12. CERTAIN BORDER CROSSING IDENTIFICATION
CARDS.
(a) EXTENSION
OF
DEADLINE
FOR
PRESEN-
TATION.—Section 104(b)(2) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and
inserting ‘‘6 years’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated for the Immigration and
Naturalization Service such sums as may be necessary for
the Service to purchase and implement the technology for
electronically reading border crossing identification cards
and for access to appropriate databases.
SEC. 13. REPEAL OF TIME LIMITATION ON INSPECTIONS.
Section 286(g) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘, within
forty-five minutes of their presentation for inspection,’’.
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