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Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000
(Public Law 106–215), the Attorney General and the Sec-
retary of State shall—
(1) implement, fund, and use a technology
standard under section 403(c) of the USA PA-
TRIOT Act (as amended by sections 201(c)(5) and
202(a)(3)(B)) at United States ports of entry and at
consular posts abroad;
(2) establish a database containing the arrival
and departure data from machine-readable visas,
passports, and other travel and entry documents
possessed by aliens; and
(3) make interoperable all security databases
relevant to making determinations of admissibility
under section 212 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182).
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In implementing the provi-
sions of subsection (a), the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service and the Department of State shall—
(1) utilize technologies that facilitate the lawful
and efficient cross-border movement of commerce
and persons without compromising the safety and
security of the United States; and
(2) consider implementing the North American
National Security Program described in section 401.
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SEC. 303. MACHINE-READABLE, TAMPER-RESISTANT ENTRY
AND EXIT DOCUMENTS.
(a) REPORT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney
General, the Secretary of State, and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), act-
ing jointly, shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a comprehensive report assessing
the actions that will be necessary, and the consider-
ations to be taken into account, to achieve fully, not
later than October 26, 2003—
(A) implementation of the requirements of
subsections (b) and (c); and
(B) deployment of the equipment and soft-
ware to allow biometric comparison of the docu-
ments described in subsections (b) and (c).
(2) ESTIMATES.—In addition to the assessment
required by paragraph (1), each report shall include
an estimate of the costs to be incurred, and the per-
sonnel, man-hours, and other support required, by
the Department of Justice, the Department of State,
and NIST to achieve the objectives of subparagraphs
(A) and (B) of paragraph (1).
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 26,
2003, the Attorney General and the Secretary of
State shall issue to aliens only machine-readable,
tamper-resistant visas and travel and entry docu-
ments that use biometric identifiers. The Attorney
General and the Secretary of State shall jointly es-
tablish biometric identifiers standards to be em-
ployed on such visas and travel and entry documents
from among those biometric identifiers recognized by
domestic and international standards organizations.
(2) READERS
AND
SCANNERS
AT
PORTS
OF
ENTRY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October
26, 2003, the Attorney General, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, shall install at all
ports of entry of the United States equipment
and software to allow biometric comparison of
all United States visas and travel and entry
documents issued to aliens, and passports
issued pursuant to subsection (c)(1).
(B) USE OF READERS AND SCANNERS.—
The Attorney General, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall utilize biometric data
readers and scanners that—
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(i) domestic and international stand-
ards organizations determine to be highly
accurate when used to verify identity; and
(ii) can read the biometric identifiers
utilized under subsections (b)(1) and
(c)(1).
(3) USE
OF
TECHNOLOGY
STANDARD.—The
systems employed to implement paragraphs (1) and
(2) shall utilize the technology standard established
pursuant to section 403(c) of the USA PATRIOT
Act, 
as 
amended 
by 
section 
201(c)(5) 
and
202(a)(3)(B).
(c) TECHNOLOGY STANDARD FOR VISA WAIVER PAR-
TICIPANTS.—
(1) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later
than October 26, 2003, the government of each
country that is designated to participate in the visa
waiver program established under section 217 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act shall certify, as a
condition for designation or continuation of that des-
ignation, that it has a program to issue to its na-
tionals machine-readable passports that are tamper-
resistant and incorporate biometric identifiers that
comply with applicable biometric identifiers stand-
ards established by the International Civil Aviation
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Organization. This paragraph shall not be construed
to rescind the requirement of section 217(a)(3) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(2) USE OF TECHNOLOGY STANDARD.—On and
after October 26, 2003, any alien applying for ad-
mission under the visa waiver program shall present
a passport that meets the requirements of paragraph
(1) unless the alien’s passport was issued prior to
that date.
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this section, including reimburse-
ment to international and domestic standards organiza-
tions.
SEC. 304. TERRORIST LOOKOUT COMMITTEES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State shall
require a terrorist lookout committee to be maintained
within each United States mission.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of each committee es-
tablished under subsection (a) shall be—
(1) to utilize the cooperative resources of all ele-
ments of the United States mission in the country
in which the consular post is located to identify
known or potential terrorists and to develop infor-
mation on those individuals;