(c) DESIGNATION OF CRIMINAL STREET GANGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title II of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1181 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘DESIGNATION OF CRIMINAL STREET GANGS 
‘‘SEC. 219A. (a) DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General is 
authorized to designate a group or association as a 
criminal street gang in accordance with this sub-
section if the Attorney General finds that the group 
or association meets the criteria described in section 
212(a)(2)(J)(ii)(I). 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.— 
‘‘(A) NOTICE.— 
‘‘(i) TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS.— 
Seven days before making a designation 
under this subsection, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall, by classified communication, no-
tify the Speaker and Minority Leader of 
the House of Representatives, the Presi-
dent pro tempore, Majority Leader, and 
Minority Leader of the Senate, and the 
members of the relevant committees of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, 
in writing, of the intent to designate a 
group or association under this subsection, 
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together with the findings made under 
paragraph (1) with respect to that group 
or association, and the factual basis there-
for. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REG-
ISTER.—The Attorney shall publish the 
designation in the Federal Register seven 
days after providing the notification under 
clause (i). 
‘‘(B) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(i) A designation under this sub-
section shall take effect upon publication 
under subparagraph (A)(ii). 
‘‘(ii) Any designation under this sub-
section shall cease to have effect upon an 
Act of Congress disapproving such des-
ignation. 
‘‘(3) RECORD.—In making a designation under 
this subsection, the Attorney General shall create an 
administrative record. 
‘‘(4) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A designation under 
this subsection shall be effective for all purposes 
until revoked under paragraph (5) or (6) or set 
aside pursuant to subsection (b). 
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‘‘(B) REVIEW OF DESIGNATION UPON PE-
TITION.— 
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Attorney 
General shall review the designation of a 
criminal street gang under the procedures 
set forth in clauses (iii) and (iv) if the des-
ignated gang or association files a petition 
for revocation within the petition period 
described in clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) PETITION
PERIOD.—For pur-
poses of clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) if the designated gang or as-
sociation has not previously filed a pe-
tition for revocation under this sub-
paragraph, the petition period begins 
2 years after the date on which the 
designation was made; or 
‘‘(II) if the designated gang or 
association has previously filed a peti-
tion for revocation under this sub-
paragraph, the petition period begins 
2 years after the date of the deter-
mination made under clause (iv) on 
that petition. 
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‘‘(iii) 
PROCEDURES.—Any 
criminal 
street gang that submits a petition for rev-
ocation under this subparagraph must pro-
vide evidence in that petition that the rel-
evant circumstances described in para-
graph (1) are sufficiently different from 
the circumstances that were the basis for 
the designation such that a revocation with 
respect to the gang is warranted. 
‘‘(iv) DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Not later 
than 180 days after receiving a peti-
tion for revocation submitted under 
this subparagraph, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall make a determination as to 
such revocation. 
‘‘(II) PUBLICATION
OF
DETER-
MINATION.—A determination made by 
the Attorney General under this 
clause shall be published in the Fed-
eral Register. 
‘‘(III) PROCEDURES.—Any rev-
ocation by the Attorney General shall 
be made in accordance with para-
graph (6). 
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