I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3229
To enhance the security of the international borders of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 6, 2001
Mr. GALLEGLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To enhance the security of the international borders of the
United States.
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 ‘‘Visa Entry Reform
Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE LOOKOUT
DATABASE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of
Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Foreign
Terrorist Tracking Task Force, the Secretary of
State, the Attorney General, the Commissioner of
Immigration and Naturalization, the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of
Central Intelligence, the Secretary of Transportation
and with input from appropriate private industry,
shall establish and supervise the development of a
single, comprehensive computerized database (here-
after in this Act referred to as the ‘‘lookout data-
base’’) to screen visa applicants and applicants for
admission to the United States to identify those
aliens who are inadmissible or deportable under the
Immigration and Nationality Act.
(2) INFORMATION ABOUT APPLICANTS FOR AD-
MISSION
TO
THE
UNITED
STATES.—The lookout
database shall include the following information
about any alien attempting to enter the United
States:
(A) Full name of alien.
(B) Alien identification number.
(C) Passport number.
(D) Date of birth.
(E) Nationality.
(F) Place of residence in home country.
(G) Anticipated place of residence in the
United States.
(H) Purpose of visit.
(I) Type of visa.
(J) Date of entry into the United States.
(K) Dates of prior entries to and exit from
the United States, if applicable.
(L) Names and addresses of alien’s imme-
diate family.
(M) Anticipated date of departure from the
United States or, if applicable, expiration date
of visa.
(N) Service in foreign military or govern-
ment agency charged with security.
(O) Biometric data or information about
the alien, if available.
(P) Other information considered nec-
essary by the Attorney General, the Secretary
of State, and the Director of Homeland Secu-
rity.
(3) INFORMATION ABOUT VISA VIOLATORS.—In
the case of any alien who has violated the terms of
a visa—
(A) any law enforcement agency that ob-
tains information about an alien who has vio-
lated the terms of his or her visa shall submit
such information to the Attorney General; and
(B) the Attorney General shall promptly
enter any information so submitted into the
lookout database.
(4) OTHER INFORMATION.—The lookout data-
base shall also include information collected under
sections 3, 4, 6(f), and 9.
(5) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Attor-
ney General shall prescribe regulations under which
information required for the lookout database shall
be submitted by the Commissioner of Immigration
and Naturalization, Federal, State, and local law en-
forcement agencies throughout the United States,
and the intelligence community.
(6) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—Informa-
tion contained in the lookout database shall be ac-
cessible in real time, within guidelines established by
the Attorney General, to—
(A) inspectors of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Service or the United States Customs
Service at United States ports of entry and con-
sular officers;
(B) Federal law enforcement officers and
investigators;
(C) the intelligence community; and
(D) other agencies considered appropriate
by the Attorney General.
(7) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Director of the office of Homeland Security shall
submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a report
describing the progress made in the development of
the lookout database.
(b) INS DATA UPGRADE.—Effective 6 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General
shall establish a plan to upgrade the Immigration and
Naturalization Service electronic data system to include
biometric data, including fingerprints and photographs, on
all aliens to whom visas are issued.
(c) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—
(1) LOOKOUT DATABASE INFORMATION.—The
Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall
jointly prescribe regulations—
(A) to limit access to the lookout database
to authorized immigration and law enforcement
personnel; and
(B) to determine and control the appro-
priate use of the information.
(2) PENALTIES
FOR
UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS
AND DISCLOSURE.—Section 1030(a)(1) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after
‘‘Atomic Energy Act of 1954’’ the following: ‘‘or any
restricted information that is included in the data-
base required by section 2 of the Visa Entry Reform
Act of 2001’’.
(d) TERRORIST LOOKOUT COMMITTEES.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(A) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State shall establish within
each United States Embassy a Terrorist Look-
out Committee, which shall include the head of
the political section and senior representatives
of all United States law enforcement agencies,
and the intelligence community, under the au-
thority of the chief of mission.
(B) 
COMMITTEE
LEADERSHIP.—Each
Committee shall be chaired by the respective
deputy chief of mission, with the head of the
consular section as vice chair.
(2) MEETINGS.—Each Terrorist Lookout Com-
mittee established under subsection (a) shall meet at
least monthly and shall maintain records of its meet-
ings. Upon the completion of each meeting, each
Committee shall report to the Department of State
all names submitted for inclusion in the visa lookout
system.
(3) CERTIFICATION.—If no names are sub-
mitted upon completion of a meeting under para-
graph (2), the deputy chief of mission shall certify
to the Secretary of State, subject to potential appli-
cation the Accountability Review Board provisions of
title III of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
Antiterrorism Act of 1986, that none of the relevant
sections of the United States Embassy had knowl-
edge of the identity of any individual eligible for in-
clusion in the visa lookout system for possible ter-
rorist activity.
(4) REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report on a quarterly basis to the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on International Relations of the House of
Representatives on the status of the Terrorist Look-
out Committees.
SEC. 
3. 
IMPLEMENTATION 
OF 
A 
NEW 
BIOMETRIC
‘‘SMARTVISA’’.
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF SMARTVISA SYSTEM.—The
Attorney General and the Secretary of State, acting joint-
ly, shall develop a biometric ‘‘SmartVisa’’ system, which
shall include tamper-proof, machine-readable visas con-
taining biometric identifiers and biometric data, and ma-
chines to electronically scan and read the visas at each
port of entry.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF OTHER DATA TO BE CON-
TAINED IN THE SMARTVISA.—In addition to the biometric
data described in subsection (a), the SmartVisa shall in-
clude the height, weight, hair color, nationality, and coun-
try of origin of the cardholder.
(c) USE OF SMARTVISA.—The SmartVisa shall be
issued to each alien seeking to enter the United States.
The SmartVisa shall be scanned by a machine-readable
visa scanner upon entry or departure of the alien.
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
SMARTVISA SYSTEM.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated such amounts as may be necessary for issuing the
SmartVisas at all United States consulates abroad and the
technology necessary for implementing the corresponding
scanning systems at each land, air, and sea ports of entry
into the United States.
(e) MACHINE READABLE VISA FEES.—
(1) REPEAL.—Section 140(a) of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and
1995 (Public Law 103–236) is amended by striking
paragraph (3).
(2) AMOUNT.—The machine readable visa fee
charged by the Department of State initially shall be
the higher of $65 or the cost of the machine read-
able visa service, as determined by the Department
of State through a cost-of-service study.
(3) AVAILABILITY
OF
COLLECTED
FEES.—
Amounts collected as fees described in this sub-
section shall be credited as an offsetting collection to
any appropriation for the Department of State to re-
cover costs of providing consular services. Amounts
so credited shall be available, until expended, for the
same purposes as the appropriation to which cred-
ited.
SEC. 4. REFORM OF THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM.
(a) MACHINE-READABLE, TAMPER-RESISTANT PASS-
PORTS.—
(1) CONDITION FOR TREATMENT AS VISA WAIV-
ER PARTICIPANT.—Effective 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, a country may only be treated
as a visa waiver participant under section 217 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act if the Secretary of
State and the Attorney General jointly determine
that the country issues to its citizens and nationals
machine-readable, tamper-resistant passports that
are of comparable quality as passports issued by the
United States and can be read by machines at
United States ports of entry.
(2) DEADLINE
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION.—Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, such passports shall contain biometric data,
as prescribed by the Secretary of State and the At-
torney General.
(b) REPORTING OF STOLEN PASSPORTS.—Effective
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, a country
may only be treated as a visa waiver participant under
section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act if the
Secretary of State and the Attorney General jointly deter-
mine that the country timely transmits to the Attorney
General reports of thefts of passports issued by that coun-
try.
(c) AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE VISA WAIVER COUN-
TRY DESIGNATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Attorney General, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, may terminate the designation of any
country as a visa waiver participant under section 217 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act if the Attorney Gen-
eral determines that the continued inclusion of that coun-
try in the visa waiver program would pose a risk to the
national security of the United States.
(d) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD BIOMETRIC IDEN-
TIFIERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and
the Secretary of State, acting jointly, shall develop
standard biometric identifiers for the purpose de-
scribed in section 4(a).
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Effective 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, no passport may
be issued by the Secretary of State under section
217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act that
does not contain the standard biometric identifiers
described in paragraph (1).
(3) READERS
AND
SCANNERS
AT
PORTS
OF
ENTRY.—The Attorney General shall install biomet-
ric data readers and scanners at each port of entry
of the United States no later than 1 year from the
date of enactment of this Act.
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Justice and the Department of State
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
subsection.
SEC. 5. PRESCREENING OF ALIENS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN
THE UNITED STATES.
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,’’.
SEC. 6. PASSENGER MANIFEST INFORMATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than January
1, 2002, each air, land, or sea carrier arriving in the
United States from a foreign state shall be required to
provide to the Attorney General manifest information
about each passenger, crew member, and other occupants
as specified in subsection (b), in advance of departure for
the United States.
(b) INFORMATION.—The information to be provided
with respect to each person listed on the manifest shall
include—
(1) complete name;
(2) date of birth;
(3) citizenship;
(4) gender;
(5) passport number and country of issuance;
(6) country of residence;
(7) United States visa number, date, and place
of issuance, as applicable;
(8) alien registration number, where applicable;
and
(9) such other information as the Attorney
General, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
determines is reasonable to protect safety and na-
tional security.
(c) REVIEW.—Information provided under this sec-
tion shall be reviewed against the lookout database estab-
lished under section 2 of this Act.
(d) PROCEDURES
FOR
THE ELECTRONIC TRANS-
MISSION OF MANIFEST INFORMATION.—Not later than
January 1, 2002, each commercial air, land, or sea carrier
subject to the requirements of this section shall develop
procedures to permit the electronic transmission of mani-
fest information required by this section.
(e) PREARRIVAL MESSAGES FROM OTHER VESSELS
DESTINED TO UNITED STATES PORTS.—Section 4(a)(5)
of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C.
1223(a)(5)) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(5)(A) may require the receipt of prearrival
messages from any vessel destined for a port or
place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,
not later than 96 hours before the vessel’s arrival or
such time as deemed necessary under regulations
promulgated by the Secretary to thoroughly examine
all information provided, which shall include with re-
spect to the vessel—
‘‘(i) the route and name of each port and
each place of destination in the United States;
‘‘(ii) the estimated date and time of arrival
at each port or place;
‘‘(iii) the name of the vessel;
‘‘(iv) the country of registry of the vessel;
‘‘(v) the call sign of the vessel;
‘‘(vi) the International Maritime Organiza-
tion (IMO) international number or, if the ves-
sel does not have an assigned IMO international
number, the official number of the vessel;
‘‘(vii) the name of the registered owner of
the vessel;
‘‘(viii) the name of the operator of the ves-
sel;
‘‘(ix) the name of the classification society
of the vessel;
‘‘(x) a general description of the cargo on
board the vessel;
‘‘(xi) in the case of certain dangerous
cargo—
‘‘(I) the name and description of the
dangerous cargo;
‘‘(II) the amount of the dangerous
cargo carried;
‘‘(III) the stowage location of the dan-
gerous cargo; and
‘‘(IV) the operational condition of the
equipment under section 164.35 of title 33
of the Code of Federal Regulations;
‘‘(xii) the date of departure and name of
the port from which the vessel last departed;
‘‘(xiii) the name and telephone number of
a 24-hour point of contact for each port in-
cluded in the notice of arrival;
‘‘(xiv) the location or position of the vessel
at the time of the report;
‘‘(xv) a list of crew members onboard the
vessel including with respect to each crew
member—
‘‘(I) the full name;
‘‘(II) the date of birth;
‘‘(III) the nationality;
‘‘(IV) the passport number or mari-
ners document number; and
‘‘(V) the position or duties;
‘‘(xvi) a list of persons other than crew
members onboard the vessel including with re-
spect to each such person—
‘‘(I) the full name;
‘‘(II) the date of birth;
‘‘(III) the nationality; and
‘‘(IV) the passport number; and
‘‘(xvii) any other information required by
the Secretary; and
‘‘(B) any changes to the information required
by subparagraph (A), except changes in the arrival
or departure time of less than 6 hours, must be re-
ported as soon as practicable but not less than 24
hours before entering the port of destination. The
Secretary may deny entry of a vessel into the terri-
torial sea of the United States if the Secretary has
not received notification for the vessel in accordance
with paragraph (5).’’.
(f) ELECTRONIC VISA FILES.—The consular officer
issuing a visa to an alien shall transmit to the lookout
database established under section 2(a) an electronic
version of the alien’s visa file prior to the departure of
that alien for the United States and within such time lim-
its as are necessary to ensure that the data in that visa
file is available to immigration inspectors at the United
States ports of entry before the arrival of the alien at such
a port of entry.
SEC. 7. REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL DOCUMENTS.
(a) RESISTANCE TO FRAUD AND TAMPERING.—The
Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, and the Administrator of the Social Security Admin-
istration, shall establish procedures to ensure that newly
issued identification documents, licenses, and permits
issued by such departments and agencies are designed to
prevent fraudulent use and alteration by tampering.
(b) IMMIGRATION AND VISA DOCUMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of State and the Attorney General shall each ensure
that every visa and immigration document issued under
the jurisdiction of the Federal Government—
(1) is designed to meet the requirements under
subsection (a) regarding fraudulent use and alter-
ation by tampering;
(2) contains biometric data; and
(3) in the case of an alien issued a visa, in-
cludes the date of expiration of such visa.
(c) FEDERALLY REGULATED DOCUMENTS ISSUED
BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—The Attorney
General, in consultation with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and
the Administrator of the Social Security Administration,
shall establish procedures to ensure that, in the adminis-
tration of any law that applies Federal requirements or
standards to identification documents issued by a State
or a unit of local government, a requirement is imposed
to ensure that each such document is designed to meet
the requirements under subsection (a) regarding fraudu-
lent use and alteration by tampering.
SEC. 8. DENIAL OF FOREIGN STUDENT VISAS TO NATION-
ALS 
OF 
STATE 
SPONSORS 
OF 
INTER-
NATIONAL TERRORISM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, an alien who is a national of a country that
is listed on the Department of State’s list of state sponsors
of international terrorism is ineligible to receive a foreign
student visa or to be admitted to the United States as
a foreign student.
(b) WAIVER.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State may
waive the application of subsection (a) in the case of
an alien whom the Secretary certifies as not posing
a risk to the national security of the United States.
The certification process under this paragraph shall
include heightened scrutiny of the alien’s back-
ground.
(2) NONDELEGATION.—The Secretary may not
delegate authority to grant a waiver under para-
graph (1) to any official below the level of Under
Secretary of State other than to the Assistant Sec-
retary of State for Consular Affairs. If delegated to
the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Af-
fairs, the authority may not be further delegated by
the Assistant Secretary.
SEC. 9. FOREIGN STUDENT MONITORING PROGRAM.
(a) IMPLEMENTATION AND EXPANSION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1,
2003, the Attorney General, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Education,
shall implement the program established by section
641(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi-
grant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1372(a)). Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the program shall be applied to all foreign na-
tionals described in subparagraphs (F), (J), and (M)
of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) who are cov-
ered by the other subsections of this section.
(2) APPLICATION FEE.—The Secretary of State
shall impose on each student applying for a foreign
student visa an application fee in such amount as
the Attorney General determines necessary to pro-
vide the funding necessary to maintain the program
referred to in paragraph (1). Amounts collected
under this paragraph shall supplement and not sup-
plant the $36,800,000 authorized to be appropriated
by Public Law 107–36.
(b) PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING INS FORM I–20 TO
FOREIGN STUDENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no INS Form I–20 shall be provided or issued
directly to a foreign student or other individual not au-
thorized by the Secretary of State under subsection (c).
(c) SUBMISSION OF INS FORM I–20 TO DEPART-
MENT OF STATE.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, for each foreign student seeking to enroll in an
approved institution of higher education, the institution
shall submit to the Department of State a completed INS
Form I–20 containing the following information:
(1) The identity of the student.
(2) The date of entry and port of entry.
(3) The student’s address in the country of ori-
gin.
(4) The names and addresses of the student’s
parents and siblings.
(5) Contacts of the student in the student’s
country of residence who could verify information
about the student, including family members, close
associates, and persons in organizations with which
the student is affiliated in such country.
(6) Previous work experience, including names
and addresses of employers.
(7) The date of alien’s enrollment in an ap-
proved institution of higher education, other ap-
proved educational institution, or designated ex-
change visitor program in the United States.
(8) The date of the alien’s termination of en-
rollment and the reason for such termination (in-
cluding graduation, disciplinary action, or other dis-
missal, and failure to enroll or reenroll).
(9) The academic course of study to be pursued
by the student at an institution in the United
States.
(10) The United States consulate where the
student intends to apply for a visa.
(d) NOTIFICATION
OF INSTITUTIONS.—Upon the
issuance of a student visa for an alien to attend an ap-
proved institution of education, the Secretary of State
shall transmit to the institution a notification of the
issuance of the visa to that alien.
(e) ENTRY OF INFORMATION IN LOOKOUT DATA-
BASE.—The information provided by a student on the INS
form I–20 shall be entered in the lookout database estab-
lished under section 2(a).
(f) INS BACKGROUND CHECKS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall conduct a background examination of each for-
eign student prior to the issuance of a visa by a consular
officer to ensure that the alien is not subject to a bar to
reentry as a result of any previous violation of immigration
law.
(g) ELECTRONIC UPDATES.—Not later than 30 days
after the end of the enrollment period at the commence-
ment of each academic term, each educational institution
shall provide the following information to the Attorney
General regarding each foreign student enrolled in the in-
stitution:
(1) The student’s full name.
(2) The address of the student in student’s
country of origin.
(3) The actual address of the student in the
United States.
(4) Date of commencement of studies.
(5) Degree program and list of courses of
study.
(6) Status of the student (including whether the
student is full-time or part-time).
(7) Date on which the academic term ends.
(h) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Each approved institu-
tion of higher education shall, on a quarterly basis, submit
to the Attorney General a report on the status of each
foreign student described in subsection (g) who is enrolled
in the institution. The quarterly report shall include the
information described in that subsection and information
regarding any disciplinary action taken by the institution
as a result of any crime committed by the foreign student.
(i) FAILURE TO ENROLL.—
(1) NOTIFICATION BY INSTITUTION.—Each ap-
proved institution of higher education shall imme-
diately inform the Attorney General whenever a for-
eign student who has been issued a visa fails to en-
roll at the institution, withdraws from the institu-
tion, or violates the terms of his visa. The notifica-
tion shall be submitted not later than 30 days after
the reportable event.
(2) NOTIFICATION OF STATE DEPARTMENT AND
OTHERS.—The Attorney General shall notify the
Secretary of State of any failure of a student to en-
roll at the approved institution of higher education
of the student, any withdrawal of the student from
the institution, or any violation of the terms of the
student’s visa.
(j) PROHIBITION
ON AUTOMATIC EXTENSION
OF
FOREIGN STUDENT VISA.—In the case of any foreign stu-
dent seeking an extension of a foreign student visa, the
foreign student shall apply for the extension and submit
to a new background examination.
(k) APPROVED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
APPROVED.—The term ‘‘approved institution of higher
education’’ means—
(1) a college or university approved by the At-
torney General, in consultation with the Secretary of
Education, under subparagraph (F) or (J) of section
101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
and
(2) a vocational or other nonacademic institu-
tion approved by the Attorney General, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Education, under sub-
paragraph (M) of such section, including a flight
training school and language training school (not-
withstanding the parenthetical exclusion of language
training programs in clause (i) of such subpara-
graph).
SEC. 10. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE ADMISSION OF
NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS.
(a) ADDITIONAL CONSULAR PERSONNEL.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of State
shall assign such additional number of Foreign Serv-
ice personnel to serve as consular officers as may be
necessary to achieve effective screening of visa appli-
cants.
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out paragraph (1).
(b) BACKGROUND CHECKS.—
(1) BEFORE ISSUANCE OF VISA.—Prior to the
issuance of a nonimmigrant visa to any alien, the
consular officer shall obtain notification from the
Immigration and Naturalization Service that the
Service has conducted a background review of the
alien and that such review reveals no grounds of in-
admissibility under section 212(a) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act or removability under sec-
tion 237(a) of such Act.
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Justice such sums as may be necessary
to employ additional examinations personnel within
the Immigration and Naturalization Service to carry
out paragraph (1).
(c) FINGERPRINT AND OTHER INFORMATION RE-
QUIRED.—No application for a nonimmigrant visa under
section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
may be approved for an alien until the alien submits to
the consular officer the fingerprints or other designated
biometric data required to be submitted.
SEC. 11. ADDITIONAL PORT OF ENTRY PERSONNEL PER-
SONNEL.
(a) INS INSPECTORS.—During each of fiscal years
2002 through 2006, the Attorney General shall increase
the number of inspectors in the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service by the equivalent of 200 full time em-
ployees over the number of inspectors in the Immigration
and Naturalization Service as of the end of the preceding
fiscal year.
(b) INS INVESTIGATIVE PERSONNEL.—The Attorney
General shall assign such additional number of investiga-
tive personnel of the Immigration and Nationality Service
to pursue investigations of aliens in the United States in
violation of the terms of their visa as may be necessary
to achieve timely and effective completion of the investiga-
tions and action on the results of the investigations.
(c) CUSTOMS SERVICE INSPECTORS.—During each of
fiscal years 2002 through 2006, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall increase the number of inspectors in the
United States Customs Service by the equivalent of 200
full time employees over the number of inspectors in the
United States Customs Service as of the end of the pre-
ceding fiscal year.
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this section.
SEC. 12. FALSE IDENTIFICATION.
Section 1028 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting ‘‘or of any
foreign nation’’ after ‘‘the United States’’; and
(2) in subsections (b)(1)(A)(i) and (c)(1), by in-
serting ‘‘or the government of any foreign nation’’
after ‘‘authority of the United States’’.
SEC. 13. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STUDY.
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—The Comptroller
General shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility
and utility of implementing a requirement that each non-
immigrant alien in the United States submit to the Com-
missioner of Immigration and Naturalization each year in-
formation on the status of the alien.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
submit to Congress a report on the results of the study
under subsection (a). The report shall include the Comp-
troller General’s findings, together with any recommenda-
tions that the Comptroller General considers appropriate.
SEC. 14. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) FOREIGN
STUDENT.—The term ‘‘foreign
student’’ means a nonimmigrant alien described in
subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)).
(2) 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)).
SEC. 15. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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