H. R. 3525
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
An Act
To enhance the border security of the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhanced
Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—FUNDING
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations for hiring and training Government per-
sonnel.
Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations for improvements in technology and infra-
structure.
Sec. 103. Machine-readable visa fees.
TITLE II—INTERAGENCY INFORMATION SHARING
Sec. 201. Interim measures for access to and coordination of law enforcement and
other information.
Sec. 202. Interoperable law enforcement and intelligence data system with name-
matching capacity and training.
Sec. 203. Commission on interoperable data sharing.
Sec. 204. Personnel management authorities for positions involved in the develop-
ment and implementation of the interoperable electronic data system
(‘‘Chimera system’’).
TITLE III—VISA ISSUANCE
Sec. 301. Electronic provision of visa files.
Sec. 302. Implementation of an integrated entry and exit data system.
Sec. 303. Machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents.
Sec. 304. Terrorist lookout committees.
Sec. 305. Improved training for consular officers.
Sec. 306. Restriction on issuance of visas to nonimmigrants who are from countries
that are state sponsors of international terrorism.
Sec. 307. Designation of program countries under the Visa Waiver Program.
Sec. 308. Tracking system for stolen passports.
Sec. 309. Identification documents for certain newly admitted aliens.
TITLE IV—INSPECTION AND ADMISSION OF ALIENS
Sec. 401. Study of the feasibility of a North American National Security Program.
Sec. 402. Passenger manifests.
Sec. 403. Time period for inspections.
Sec. 404. Joint United States-Canada projects for alternative inspections services.
TITLE V—FOREIGN STUDENTS AND EXCHANGE VISITORS
Sec. 501. Foreign student monitoring program.
Sec. 502. Review of institutions and other entities authorized to enroll or sponsor
certain nonimmigrants.
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TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 601. Extension of deadline for improvement in border crossing identification
cards.
Sec. 602. General Accounting Office study.
Sec. 603. International cooperation.
Sec. 604. Statutory construction.
Sec. 605. Report on aliens who fail to appear after release on own recognizance.
Sec. 606. Retention of nonimmigrant visa applications by the Department of State.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) ALIEN.—The term ‘‘alien’’ has the meaning given the
term in section 101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3)).
(2) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means the following:
(A) The Committee on the Judiciary, the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate.
(B) The Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives.
(3) CHIMERA SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Chimera system’’ means
the interoperable electronic data system required to be devel-
oped and implemented by section 202(a)(2).
(4) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.—The term ‘‘Fed-
eral law enforcement agencies’’ means the following:
(A) The United States Secret Service.
(B) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
(C) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(D) The Immigration and Naturalization Service.
(E) The United States Marshall Service.
(F) The Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
(G) The Coastal Security Service.
(H) The Diplomatic Security Service.
(I) The United States Postal Inspection Service.
(J) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
(K) The United States Customs Service.
(L) The National Park Service.
(5) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intelligence
community’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3(4)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
(6) PRESIDENT.—The term ‘‘President’’ means the President
of the United States, acting through the Assistant to the Presi-
dent for Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary
of State, the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization,
the Attorney General, the Director of Central Intelligence, the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secretary
of Transportation, the Commissioner of Customs, and the Sec-
retary of the Treasury.
(7) USA PATRIOT ACT.—The term ‘‘USA PATRIOT Act’’
means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Ter-
rorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–
56).