I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2825 
To eliminate the offsetting accounts that are currently available for use 
by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2015 
Mr. BABIN (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. OLSON, and Mr. WEBER of Texas) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To eliminate the offsetting accounts that are currently avail-
able for use by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Immigration Slush 
Fund Elimination Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF OFFSETTING ACCOUNTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO IMMIGRATION AND NATION-
ALITY ACT.— 
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(1) ASYLUM FEES.—Section 208(d)(3) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1158(d)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may impose fees for— 
‘‘(i) the consideration of an applica-
tion for asylum; 
‘‘(ii) employment authorization under 
this section; and 
‘‘(iii) adjustment of status under sec-
tion 209(b). 
‘‘(B) LIMITED
BY
COST
OF
ADJUDICA-
TIONS.—The fees authorized under subpara-
graph (A) shall not exceed the average cost in-
curred by the Secretary to adjudicate the appli-
cations described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) PAYMENTS IN INSTALLMENTS.—The 
Secretary may allow fees imposed under sub-
paragraph (A) to be paid in installments over a 
specified period. 
‘‘(D) DEPOSITS.—Fees collected pursuant 
to subparagraph (A) shall be miscellaneous re-
ceipts and deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury of the United States.’’. 
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(2) NONIMMIGRANT
NURSE
FEES.—Section 
212(m)(2)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(m)(2)(F)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(F) FEES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall impose, on a facility filing an attes-
tation under subparagraph (A), a filing fee, in 
an amount prescribed by the Secretary of 
Labor, which shall not exceed $250, and which 
shall be based on the costs of carrying out the 
Secretary of Labor’s duties under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(ii) DEPOSITS.—Fees collected pursuant 
to clause (i) shall be miscellaneous receipts and 
deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of 
the United States.’’. 
(3) EMPLOYER FEES.—Section 214(c) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) 
is amended— 
(A) by amending paragraph (9) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(9) EMPLOYER FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall impose a fee on an employer (ex-
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cluding any employer that is a primary or secondary 
education institution, an institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 1001(a) of title 20, 
United States Code), a nonprofit entity related to or 
affiliated with any such institution, a nonprofit enti-
ty which engages in established curriculum-related 
clinical training of students registered at any such 
institution, a nonprofit research organization, or a 
governmental research organization) filing a petition 
under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) in order to initially grant an alien non-
immigrant 
status 
described 
in 
section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b); 
‘‘(ii) to extend the stay of an alien having 
such status (unless the employer previously has 
obtained an extension for such alien); or 
‘‘(iii) to obtain authorization for an alien 
having such status to change employers. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The amount of the fee author-
ized under subparagraph (A) shall be $1,500 for 
each such petition except, that the fee shall be 1⁄2 of 
such amount for each such petition by any employer 
with not more than 25 full-time equivalent employ-
ees who are employed in the United States (deter-
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mined by including any affiliate or subsidiary of 
such employer). 
‘‘(C) DEPOSITS.—Fees collected pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) shall be miscellaneous receipts 
and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of 
the United States.’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (11) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(11) ADDITIONAL EMPLOYER FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Sec-
retary of State, as appropriate, shall impose a fee on 
an employer who has filed an attestation described 
in section 212(t)— 
‘‘(i) in order to initially grant an alien non-
immigrant 
status 
described 
in 
section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b1); or 
‘‘(ii) in order to satisfy the requirement set 
forth in the second sentence of subsection 
(g)(8)(C) for an alien having such status to ob-
tain certain extensions of stay. 
‘‘(B) FEE AMOUNT.—The amount of the fee 
authorized under subparagraph (A) shall be the 
equal to the amount imposed by the Secretary under 
paragraph (9). 
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‘‘(C) DEPOSITS.—Fees collected pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) shall be miscellaneous receipts 
and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of 
the United States.’’; and 
(C) by amending paragraph (12) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(12) 
FRAUD
PREVENTION
AND
DETECTION 
FEES.— 
‘‘(A) FEES BY SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SE-
CURITY.—In addition to any other fees authorized 
by law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
impose a fraud prevention and detection fee on an 
employer filing a petition under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) to initially grant an alien non-
immigrant status described in subparagraph 
(H)(i)(b) or (L) of section 101(a)(15); or 
‘‘(ii) to obtain authorization for an alien 
having such status to change employers. 
‘‘(B) FEES BY SECRETARY OF STATE.—In addi-
tion to any other fees authorized by law, the Sec-
retary of State shall impose a fraud prevention and 
detection fee on an alien filing an application abroad 
for a visa authorizing admission to the United 
States as a nonimmigrant described in section 
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101(a)(15)(L) if the alien is covered under a blanket 
petition described in paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(C) FEE AMOUNT.—The amount of the fee im-
posed under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be $500. 
‘‘(D) FEE LIMITATION.—The fee imposed under 
subparagraph (A) or (B) shall only apply to prin-
cipal aliens and not to the spouses or children who 
are accompanying or following to join such principal 
aliens. 
‘‘(E) DEPOSITS.—Fees collected pursuant to 
this paragraph shall be miscellaneous receipts and 
deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the 
United States.’’. 
(4) VISA WAIVER PROGRAM FEES.—Section 217 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1187) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (e)(3), by amending sub-
paragraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) COLLECTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any 
other fee authorized by law, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security is authorized to 
charge and collect, on a periodic basis, an 
amount from each domestic corporation 
conducting operations under part 91 of 
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title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, for 
nonimmigrant visa waiver admissions on 
noncommercial aircraft owned or operated 
by such domestic corporation equal to the 
total amount of fees assessed for issuance 
of nonimmigrant visa waiver arrival/depar-
ture forms at land border ports of entry. 
‘‘(ii) 
DEPOSITS.—Fees 
authorized 
under this paragraph shall be miscella-
neous receipts and deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury of the United 
States.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h)(3), by amending sub-
paragraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) FEES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security is authorized to charge 
and collect, for the use of the System, a 
fee equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(I) $10 per travel authorization; 
and 
‘‘(II) an amount that will ensure 
recovery of the full costs of providing 
and administering the System, as de-
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termined by the Secretary of Home-
land Security. 
‘‘(ii) 
DEPOSITS.—Fees 
authorized 
under this subparagraph shall be miscella-
neous receipts and deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury of the United States. 
‘‘(iii) SUNSET OF TRAVEL PROMOTION 
FUND FEE.—The Secretary may not collect 
the fee under clause (i)(I) after September 
30, 2015.’’. 
(5) TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS.—Section 
244(c)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)(1)(B)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) REGISTRATION FEES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may require the pay-
ment of a reasonable fee as a condition of 
registering an alien under subparagraph 
(A)(iv), including providing an alien with 
an ‘employment authorized’ endorsement 
or other appropriate work permit under 
this section. 
‘‘(ii) 
ALIENS
REGISTERED
AFTER 
JULY 17, 1991.—The Secretary of Home-
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land Security may impose a separate, addi-
tional fee for providing an alien registered 
pursuant to a designation under this sec-
tion made after July 17, 1991, with docu-
mentation of work authorization. 
‘‘(iii) 
DEPOSITS.—Notwithstanding 
section 3302 of title 31, United States 
Code, the fees authorized under this sub-
paragraph shall be miscellaneous receipts 
and deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury of the United States.’’. 
(6) 
ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—Section 
245A(c)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1255a(c)(7)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(7) APPLICATION FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall provide for— 
‘‘(i) a schedule of fees to be charged 
for the filing of applications for adjustment 
of status under subsection (a) or (b)(1); 
and 
‘‘(ii) an additional fee for filing an ap-
plication for adjustment of status under 
subsection (b)(1) after the end of the first 
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year of the 2-year period described in sub-
section (b)(1)(A). 
‘‘(B) DEPOSITS.—Fees authorized under 
this paragraph shall be miscellaneous receipts 
and deposited in the general fund of the Treas-
ury of the United States.’’. 
(7) DISPOSITION OF IMMIGRATION FEES.—Sec-
tion 286 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1356) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 286. DISPOSITION OF IMMIGRATION FEES. 
‘‘(a) DETENTION, TRANSPORTATION, HOSPITALIZA-
TION, AND ALL OTHER EXPENSES OF DETAINED ALIENS; 
EXPENSES OF LANDING STATIONS.—All amounts paid 
into the Treasury of the United States to reimburse the 
Department of Homeland Security for the detention, 
transportation, hospitalization, and any other expenses re-
lating to the detention of aliens, and for expenses incurred 
by the Department of Homeland Security for landing sta-
tions referred to in section 233(b), which were paid from 
the appropriation for the enforcement of this title, shall 
be credited to the appropriation for the enforcement of 
this title for the fiscal year in which the expenses were 
incurred. 
‘‘(b) PURCHASE OF EVIDENCE.—Amounts expended 
from appropriations for the Department of Homeland Se-
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curity for the purchase of evidence and subsequently re-
covered shall be reimbursed to the current appropriation 
for the Department of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(c) FEES AND ADMINISTRATIVE FINES AND PEN-
ALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—All amounts received in 
payment of fees and administrative fines and pen-
alties under this title shall be miscellaneous receipts 
and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of 
the United States. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS
FOR
VIRGIN
ISLANDS
AND 
GUAM.—All fees received from applicants residing in 
the Virgin Islands of the United States or in Guam, 
required to be paid under section 281, shall be paid 
to the Treasury of the Virgin Islands or to the 
Treasury of Guam, as appropriate. 
‘‘(d) SCHEDULE OF FEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other fee 
authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall collect a $7 fee from each individual arriv-
ing at a port of entry in the United States, for— 
‘‘(A) the immigration inspection of such in-
dividual at such port of entry; or 
‘‘(B) the pre-inspection of such individual 
before such arrival while aboard a commercial 
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aircraft or commercial vessel located outside of 
the United States. 
‘‘(2) REDUCED FEE.—In lieu of the fee other-
wise required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall collect a $3 immigration in-
spection or pre-inspection fee from each individual 
who was a passenger on a commercial vessel (other 
than an aircraft) and whose journey originated in— 
‘‘(A) the United States; 
‘‘(B) Canada; 
‘‘(C) Mexico; 
‘‘(D) a State, territory, or possession of 
the United States; or 
‘‘(E) any adjacent island. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS ON FEES.— 
‘‘(1) NO
IMMIGRATION
INSPECTION
SERV-
ICES.—No fee may be collected from any individual 
under subsection (d)— 
‘‘(A) who is in transit to a destination out-
side the United States; and 
‘‘(B) for whom immigration inspection 
services are not provided. 
‘‘(2) GREAT LAKES VESSELS.— 
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‘‘(A) DEFINED TERM.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘ferry’ means a vessel, in other than 
ocean or coastwise service, which— 
‘‘(i) has provisions only for deck pas-
sengers or vehicles; 
‘‘(ii) operates on a short run on a fre-
quent schedule between 2 points over the 
most direct water route; and 
‘‘(iii) offers a public service of a type 
normally attributed to a bridge or tunnel. 
‘‘(B) GREAT LAKES VESSELS.—No fee may 
be collected under subsection (d) for immigra-
tion inspections at designated ports of entry of 
passengers arriving by ferry, or by Great Lakes 
vessels on the Great Lakes and connecting wa-
terways when operating on a regular schedule. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—No fee may be collected 
under subsection (d) for immigration inspection or 
pre-inspection provided in connection with the ar-
rival of any passenger, other than aircraft pas-
sengers, whose journey originated in— 
‘‘(A) Canada; 
‘‘(B) Mexico; 
‘‘(C) a State, territory, or possession of the 
United States; or 
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‘‘(D) any adjacent island. 
‘‘(f) COLLECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each person that issues a 
document or ticket to an individual for transpor-
tation by a commercial vessel or commercial aircraft 
into the United States shall— 
‘‘(A) collect from that individual the fee re-
quired under subsection (d) at the time the doc-
ument or ticket is issued; and 
‘‘(B) identify on that document or ticket 
the fee required under subsection (d) as a Fed-
eral inspection fee. 
‘‘(2) FOREIGN TICKET ISSUANCE.—The person 
providing transportation to an individual described 
in paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) collect the fee required under sub-
section (d) at the time such individual departs 
from the United States; and 
‘‘(B) provide such passenger a receipt for 
the payment of such fee if— 
‘‘(i) a document or ticket for trans-
portation of a passenger into the United 
States was issued in a foreign country; and 
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‘‘(ii) the fee required under subsection 
(d) was not collected at the time such doc-
ument or ticket is issued. 
‘‘(3) REMITTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) TO THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY.—Except as provided under subpara-
graph (B), the person that collects a fee under 
paragraph (1) or (2) shall remit such fees to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security at any time 
before the date that is 31 days after the close 
of the calendar quarter in which such fees are 
collected. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) FOURTH QUARTER PAYMENTS.— 
The fourth quarter payment for fees col-
lected from airline passengers shall be 
made not later than the date that is 10 
days before the last day of the fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) FIRST
QUARTER
PAYMENTS.— 
The first quarter payment shall include 
any fees collected in the preceding quarter 
that were not remitted with the previous 
payment. 
‘‘(C) DEPOSIT INTO TREASURY.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall classify the 
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fees collected under this section as miscella-
neous receipts and, upon receipt, deposit such 
fees in the general fund of the Treasury of the 
United States. 
‘‘(4) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall issue regulations with respect to 
the collection of the fees required under subsection 
(d) and the deposit of such fees into the Treasury 
under paragraph (3) that are consistent with the 
regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury 
for the collection and remittance of the taxes im-
posed under subchapter C of chapter 33 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, but only to the extent 
the regulations issued with respect to such taxes do 
not conflict with the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(g) PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION INSPECTION AND 
PRE-INSPECTION SERVICES.—Notwithstanding section 2 
of the Act of March 2, 1931 (8 U.S.C. 1353b), or any 
other provision of law, the immigration services required 
to be provided to passengers upon arrival in the United 
States on scheduled airline flights shall be adequately pro-
vided when needed and at no cost (other than the fees 
required under subsection (d)) to airlines and airline pas-
sengers at— 
‘‘(1) immigration serviced airports; and 
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‘‘(2) places located outside of the United States 
at which an immigration officer is stationed for the 
purpose of providing such immigration services. 
‘‘(h) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
is authorized to receive reimbursement from the 
owner, operator, or agent of a private or commercial 
aircraft or vessel, or from any airport or seaport au-
thority for expenses incurred by the Secretary in 
providing immigration inspection services which are 
rendered at the request of such person or authority 
(including the salary and expenses of individuals em-
ployed by the Department of Homeland Security to 
provide such immigration inspection services). 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary’s authority to receive reimbursement under 
paragraph (1) shall terminate immediately upon the 
provision for such services by appropriation. 
‘‘(i) LAND BORDER INSPECTION PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
is authorized to establish, by regulation, projects 
under which a fee may be charged and collected for 
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inspection services provided at 1 or more land bor-
der points of entry if such projects— 
‘‘(A) establish commuter lanes that are 
made available to qualified United States citi-
zens, legal permanent residents, and such aliens 
as the Secretary of Homeland Security deter-
mines to be eligible; and 
‘‘(B) are entirely paid for by the fees col-
lected under this paragraph. 
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall 
take effect, with respect to any project described in 
paragraph (1) that was not authorized to be com-
menced before September 30, 2015, on the date that 
is 30 days after the submission of a written plan by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security that describes 
the proposed implementation of such project. 
‘‘(3) QUARTERLY STATUS REPORTS.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit a quar-
terly status report to Congress on each land border 
inspection project implemented under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(4) PILOT
PROJECTS.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, may conduct pilot projects to 
demonstrate the use of designated ports of entry 
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after working hours through the use of card reading 
machines or other appropriate technology. 
‘‘(j) GENEALOGY FEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established 
a fee for providing genealogy research and informa-
tion services (referred to in this section as the ‘gene-
alogy fee’). 
‘‘(2) COLLECTION.—Any officer or employee of 
the Department of Homeland Security shall collect 
the genealogy fee before disseminating any requested 
genealogical information. 
‘‘(3) DEPOSITS.—The genealogy fee shall be de-
posited in accordance with subsection (f)(3)(C). 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit an annual report to 
Congress that describes the amount collected in gen-
ealogy fees under this subsection. 
‘‘(k) PREMIUM FEE FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PETI-
TIONS AND APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) 
AUTHORIZATION.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Homeland Security is authorized to collect a pre-
mium fee for employment-based petitions and appli-
cations, which shall be used— 
‘‘(A) to provide certain premium-proc-
essing services to business customers; and 
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‘‘(B) to make infrastructure improvements 
in the adjudications and customer-service proc-
esses. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may not ap-
prove a petition or application submitted with a pre-
mium fee unless the petitioner or applicant meets 
the legal criteria for the requested immigration ben-
efit. 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT.—The premium fee authorized 
under paragraph (1) shall be— 
‘‘(A) equal to $1,000; and 
‘‘(B) paid in addition to other normal peti-
tion and application fees that may otherwise be 
applicable. 
‘‘(4) DEPOSITS.—The premium fee authorized 
under this subsection shall be deposited in accord-
ance with subsection (f)(3)(C). 
‘‘(l) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary 
to carry out the provisions of this section through notice 
and comment rulemaking.’’. 
(8) BIOMETRIC ENTRY AND EXIT DATA SYS-
TEM.—Section 7208(k)(3)(B) of the 9/11 Commis-
sion Implementation Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 
1365b(k)(3)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(B) FEES.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security— 
‘‘(i) may impose fees for the program 
established under subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) may adjust such fees as needed, 
provided that the amount collected from 
such fees does not exceed the aggregate 
costs associated with the program; and 
‘‘(iii) shall classify such fees as mis-
cellaneous receipts and, upon receipt, de-
posit such fees in the general fund of the 
Treasury of the United States.’’. 
(9) NONIMMIGRANT FOREIGN STUDENTS.—Sec-
tion 641(e) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1372(e)) is amended— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) REMITTANCE.—The fees collected under 
paragraph (1) shall be remitted by the alien pursu-
ant to a schedule established by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security for immediate deposit in the 
general fund of the Treasury of the United States.’’; 
and 
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(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) FEES.— 
‘‘(A) FEE AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall establish the 
amount of the fee to be imposed on, and 
collected from, an alien under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(ii) FEE
LIMITATIONS.—Except as 
provided in clause (iii) and in subsection 
(g)(2), the fee imposed on any individual 
under this subsection may not exceed 
$100. 
‘‘(iii) REDUCED
FEE.—The fee im-
posed on an alien admitted under section 
101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J)) as 
an au pair, camp counselor, or participant 
in a summer work travel program shall not 
exceed $40. 
‘‘(iv) FEE BASIS.—The amount of the 
fee shall be based on the Secretary of 
Homeland Security’s estimate of the cost 
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per alien of conducting the information col-
lection program described in this section. 
‘‘(B) DEPOSITS.—Fees authorized under 
paragraph (1) shall be miscellaneous receipts 
and deposited in the general fund of the Treas-
ury of the United States.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 
et seq.) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
286 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 286. Disposition of immigration fees.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR DEPOSITS INTO GENERAL 
FUND OF THE TREASURY. 
The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect 
on— 
(1) the first day of the month immediately fol-
lowing the date of the enactment of this Act (or the 
immediate subsequent business day if the first day 
of the immediately following month is a weekend day 
or holiday) if the date of the enactment falls between 
the first and 15th day of a month, inclusive; or 
(2) the 15th day of the month immediately fol-
lowing the date of the enactment of this Act (or the 
immediate subsequent business day if the 15th day 
of the immediately following month is a weekend day 
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or holiday) if the date of the enactment falls between 
the 16th and final day of a month, inclusive. 
SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF EXISTING FEE REVENUE INTO GEN-
ERAL FUND OF THE TREASURY. 
All fee revenue in all of the accounts authorized under 
section 286 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1356), as of the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, shall be transferred to the general fund 
of the Treasury of the United States on the effective date 
described in section 3. 
SEC. 5. TERMINATION OF EXISTING OFFSETTING AC-
COUNTS. 
All of the accounts authorized under section 286 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356), as 
of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
shall be terminated on the effective date described in sec-
tion 3. 
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