(1) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘removed, pursuant to a bilat-
eral or multilateral agreement, to’’ and inserting 
‘‘removed to’’. 
SEC. 6. RENUNCIATION OF ASYLUM STATUS PURSUANT TO 
RETURN TO HOME COUNTRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 208(c) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) RENUNCIATION OF STATUS PURSUANT TO 
RETURN TO HOME COUNTRY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), any alien who is granted 
asylum under this Act, who, absent changed 
country conditions, subsequently returns to the 
country of such alien’s nationality or, in the 
case of an alien having no nationality, returns 
to any country in which such alien last habit-
ually resided, and who applied for such status 
because of persecution or a well-founded fear of 
persecution in that country on account of race, 
religion, nationality, membership in a particular 
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social group, or political opinion, shall have his 
or her status terminated. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary has discre-
tion to waive subparagraph (A) if it is estab-
lished to the satisfaction of the Secretary that 
the alien had a compelling reason for the re-
turn. The waiver may be sought prior to depar-
ture from the United States or upon return.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 208(c)(3) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1158(c)(3)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ the following: ‘‘or (4)’’. 
SEC. 7. NOTICE CONCERNING FRIVOLOUS ASYLUM APPLI-
CATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 208(d)(4) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(4)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Security 
or’’ before ‘‘the Attorney General’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and of 
the consequences, under paragraph (6), of knowingly 
filing a frivolous application for asylum; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
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(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ensure that a written warning ap-
pears on the asylum application advising the 
alien of the consequences of filing a frivolous 
application øand serving/ suggest: , which shall 
serve¿ as notice to the alien of the consequence 
of filing a frivolous application.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 208(d)(6) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1158(d)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘If the’’ and all that 
follows and inserting: 
‘‘(A) DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary 
of Homeland Security or the Attorney General 
determines that an alien has knowingly made a 
frivolous application for asylum and the alien 
has received the notice under paragraph (4)(C), 
the alien shall be permanently ineligible for any 
benefits under this øchapter/ Note: existing law 
reads ‘Act’. ‘Chapter’ would narrow the applica-
bility of the ineligibility substantially, is that in-
tentional?¿, effective as the date of the final de-
termination of such an application. 
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‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—An application is frivo-
lous if the Secretary of Homeland Security or 
the Attorney General determines, consistent 
with subparagraph (C), that— 
‘‘(i) it is so insufficient in substance 
that it is clear that the applicant know-
ingly filed the application solely or in part 
to delay removal from the United States, 
to seek employment authorization as an 
applicant for asylum pursuant to regula-
tions issued pursuant to paragraph (2), or 
to seek issuance of a Notice to Appeal in 
order to pursue Cancellation of Removal 
under section 240A(b); or 
‘‘(ii) any of the material elements 
øadd: of the application¿ are knowingly 
fabricated. 
‘‘(C) OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY.—In mak-
ing a determination under this paragraph as to 
whether an application is frivolous, the Sec-
retary or the Attorney General, shall be satis-
fied that the applicant, during the course of the 
proceedings, has had sufficient opportunity to 
clarify any discrepancies or implausible aspects 
of the claim. øNote: does this mean that if this 
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condition is not met, the application may not be 
considered frivolous? Suggest clarifying¿ 
‘‘(D) AVAILABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
RE-
LIEF.—øFor purposes of this section,/ strike?¿ 
a finding øadd: under this paragraph¿ that an 
alien filed a frivolous asylum application shall 
not preclude the alien from seeking withholding 
of removal under section 241(b)(3) or protec-
tion pursuant to the Convention Against Tor-
ture.’’. 
SEC. 8. ANTI-FRAUD INVESTIGATIVE WORK PRODUCT. 
(a) ASYLUM CREDIBILITY DETERMINATIONS.—Sec-
tion 208(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘all relevant factors’’ the following: ‘‘, including 
statements made to, and investigative reports prepared by, 
immigration authorities and other government officials’’. 
(b) RELIEF
FOR REMOVAL CREDIBILITY DETER-
MINATIONS.—Section 240(c)(4)(C) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(4)(C)) is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘all relevant factors’’ the following: ‘‘, 
including statements made to, and investigative reports 
prepared by, immigration authorities and other govern-
ment officials’’. 
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