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(F) 
Section 
212(j)(1)(D) 
(8 
U.S.C.
1182(j)(1)(D)).
(G) 
Section 
214(c)(2)(A) 
(8 
U.S.C.
1184(c)(2)(A)).
(H) Section 214(d) (8 U.S.C. 1184(d)).
(I) 
Section 
216(b)(1)(A)(i) 
(8 
U.S.C.
1186a(b)(1)(A)(i)).
(J) Section 216(d)(1)(A)(i)(III) (8 U.S.C.
1186a(d)(1)(A)(i)(III)).
(K) Subsection (b) of section 240 (8 U.S.C.
1230), before redesignation as section 240C by
section 304(a)(2).
(L) Subsection (a)(1)(G) of section 241 (8
U.S.C. 1251), before redesignation as section 237
by section 305(a)(2).
(M) Subsection (a)(1)(H) of section 241 (8
U.S.C. 1251), before redesignation as section 237
by section 305(a)(2), other than the last time it
appears.
(N) Paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection
(a) of section 241 (8 U.S.C. 1251), before redesig-
nation as section 237 by section 305(a)(2).
(O) Section 245(e)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1255(e)(3)).
(P) Section 247(a) (8 U.S.C. 1257(a)).
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(Q) Section 601(c)(2) of the Immigration
Act of 1990.
(2) The following provisions are amended by
striking ‘‘enter’’ and inserting ‘‘be admitted’’:
(A) Section 204(e) (8 U.S.C. 1154(e)).
(B) Section 221(h) (8 U.S.C. 1201(h)).
(C) Section 245(e)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255(e)(2)).
(3) The following provisions are amended by
striking ‘‘enters’’ and inserting ‘‘is admitted to’’:
(A) Section 212(j)(1)(D)(ii) (8 U.S.C.
1154(e)).
(B) 
Section 
214(c)(5)(B) 
(8 
U.S.C.
1184(c)(5)(B)).
(4) Subsection (a) of section 238 (8 U.S.C.
1228), before redesignation as section 233 by section
308(b)(4), is amended by striking ‘‘entry and inspec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘inspection and admission’’.
(5) Subsection (a)(1)(H)(ii) of section 241 (8
U.S.C. 1251), before redesignation as section 237 by
section 305(a)(2), is amended by striking ‘‘at entry’’.
(6) Section 7 of the Central Intelligence Agency
Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403h) is amended by striking
‘‘that the entry’’, ‘‘given entry into’’, and ‘‘entering’’
and inserting ‘‘that the admission’’, ‘‘admitted to’’,
and ‘‘admitted to’’.
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(7) Section 4 of the Atomic Weapons and Special
Nuclear Materials Rewards Act (50 U.S.C. 47c) is
amended by striking ‘‘entry’’ and inserting ‘‘admis-
sion’’.
(g) CONFORMING REFERENCES TO REORGANIZED SEC-
TIONS.—
(1) REFERENCES TO SECTIONS 232, 234, 238, 239,
240, 241, 242A, AND 244A.—Any reference in law in ef-
fect on the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act to section 232, 234, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242A, or
244A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (or a
subdivision of such section) is deemed, as of the title
III–A effective date, to refer to section 232(a), 232(b),
233, 234, 234A, 237, 238, or 244 of such Act (or the
corresponding subdivision of such section), as redesig-
nated by this subtitle. Any reference in law to section
241 (or a subdivision of such section) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act in an amendment made by
a subsequent subtitle of this title is deemed a reference
(as of the title III–A effective date) to section 237 (or
the corresponding subdivision of such section), as re-
designated by this subtitle.
(2) REFERENCES TO SECTION 106.—
(A) 
Sections 
242A(b)(3) 
and
242A(c)(3)(A)(ii) 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1252a(b)(3),
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1252a(c)(3)(A)(ii)), as amended by section
851(b)(14) but before redesignation as section
238 by subsection (b)(5), are each amended by
striking ‘‘106’’ and inserting ‘‘242’’.
(B) 
Sections 
210(e)(3)(A) 
and
245A(f)(4)(A) 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1160(e)(3)(A),
1255a(f)(4)(A)) are amended by inserting ‘‘(as
in effect before October 1, 1996)’’ after ‘‘106’’.
(C) Section 242A(c)(3)(A)(iii) (8 U.S.C.
1252a(c)(3)(A)(iii)), as amended by section
851(b)(14) but before redesignation as section
238 by subsection (b)(5), is amended by striking
‘‘106(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘242(b)(1)’’.
(3) REFERENCES TO SECTION 236.—
(A) Sections 205 and 209(a)(1) (8 U.S.C.
1155, 1159(a)(1)) are each amended by striking
‘‘236’’ and inserting ‘‘240’’.
(B) Section 4113(c) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘1226 of
title 8, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘240
of the Immigration and Nationality Act’’.
(4) REFERENCES TO SECTION 237.—
(A) Section 209(a)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1159(a)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘237’’ and inserting
‘‘241’’.
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(B) Section 212(d)(7) (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(7))
is amended by striking ‘‘237(a)’’ and inserting
‘‘241(c)’’.
(C) Section 280(a) (8 U.S.C. 1330(a)) is
amended by striking ‘‘237, 239, 243’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘234, 243(c)(2)’’.
(5) REFERENCES TO SECTION 242.—
(A)(i) 
Sections 
214(d), 
252(b), 
and
287(f)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1184(d), 1282(b), 1357(f)(1))
are each amended by striking ‘‘242’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘240’’.
(ii) Subsection (c)(4) of section 242A (8
U.S.C. 1252a), as amended by section 851(b)(14)
but before redesignation as section 238 by sub-
section (b)(5), are each amended by striking
‘‘242’’ and inserting ‘‘240’’.
(iii) Section 245A(a)(1)(B) (8 U.S.C.
1255a(a)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(as in
effect before October 1, 1996)’’ after ‘‘242’’.
(iv) Section 4113 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—
(I) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 1252(b) or section 1254(e) of title 8,
United States Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘section
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240B of the Immigration and Nationality
Act’’; and
(II) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 1252 of title 8, United States Code,’’
and inserting ‘‘section 240 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act’’.
(B) Section 130002(a) of Public Law 103–
322, as amended by section 361(a), is amended
by 
striking 
‘‘242(a)(3)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘236(d)’’.
(C) 
Section 
242A(b)(1) 
(8 
U.S.C.
1252a(b)(1)), before redesignation as section 238
by section 308(b)(5), is amended by striking
‘‘242(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘240’’.
(D) Section 242A(c)(2)(D)(ii) (8 U.S.C.
1252a(c)(2)(D)(ii)), as amended by section
851(b)(14) but before redesignation as section
238 by subsection (b)(5), is amended by striking
‘‘242(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘240’’.
(E) Section 1821(e) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘242(b)’’
and inserting ‘‘240’’.
(F) Section 130007(a) of Public Law 103–
322 is amended by striking ‘‘242(i)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘239(d)’’.
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(G) Section 20301(c) of Public Law 103–
322 is amended by striking ‘‘242(j)(5)’’ and
‘‘242(j)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘241(h)(5)’’ 
and
‘‘241(h)’’, respectively.
(6) REFERENCES TO SECTION 242B.—
(A) Section 303(d)(2) of the Immigration
Act of 1990 is amended by striking ‘‘242B’’ and
inserting ‘‘240(b)(5)’’.
(B) Section 545(g)(1)(B) of the Immigra-
tion Act of 1990 is amended by striking
‘‘242B(a)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘239(a)(4)’’.
(7) REFERENCES TO SECTION 243.—
(A) Section 214(d) (8 U.S.C. 1184(d)) is
amended by striking ‘‘243’’ and inserting ‘‘241’’.
(B)(i) Section 315(c) of the Immigration
Reform and Control Act of 1986 is amended by
striking ‘‘243(g)’’ and ‘‘1253(g)’’and inserting
‘‘243(d)’’ and ‘‘1253(d)’’ respectively.
(ii) Section 702(b) of the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988
is amended by striking ‘‘243(g)’’ and inserting
‘‘243(d)’’.
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(iii) Section 903(b) of Public Law 100–204
is amended by striking ‘‘243(g)’’ and inserting
‘‘243(d)’’.
(C)(i) Section 6(f)(2)(F) of the Food Stamp
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(f)(2)(F)) is amended
by striking ‘‘243(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘241(b)(3)’’.
(ii) Section 214(a)(5) of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
1436a(a)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘243(h)’’
and inserting ‘‘241(b)(3)’’.
(D)(i) Subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii) of section
244A (8 U.S.C. 1254a), before redesignated as
section 244 by section 308(b)(7), is amended by
striking 
‘‘243(h)(2)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘208(b)(2)(A)’’.
(ii) Section 301(e)(2) of the Immigration
Act of 1990 is amended by striking ‘‘243(h)(2)’’
and inserting ‘‘208(b)(2)(A)’’.
(E) Section 316(f) (8 U.S.C. 1427(f)) is
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘subparagraphs 
(A)
through (D) of paragraph 243(h)(2)’’ and insert-
ing 
‘‘clauses 
(i) 
through 
(v) 
of 
section
208(b)(2)(A)’’.
(8) REFERENCES TO SECTION 244.—
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(A)(i) Section 201(b)(1)(D) (8 U.S.C.
1151(b)(1)(D)) and subsection (e) of section
244A (8 U.S.C. 1254a), before redesignation as
section 244 by section 308(b)(7), are each
amended by striking ‘‘244(a)’’ and inserting
‘‘240A(a)’’.
(ii) Section 304(c)(1)(B) of the Miscellane-
ous and Technical Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Amendments of 1991 (Public Law 102–232)
is amended by striking ‘‘244(a)’’ and inserting
‘‘240A(a)’’.
(B) Section 304(c)(1)(B) of the Miscellane-
ous and Technical Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Amendments of 1991 (Public Law 102–232)
is amended by striking ‘‘244(b)(2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘240A(b)(2)’’.
(C) Section 364(a)(2) of this Act is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘244(a)(3)’’ and inserting
‘‘240A(a)(3)’’.
(9) REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 5.—
(A) Sections 266(b), 266(c), and 291 (8
U.S.C. 1306(b), 1306(c), 1361) are each amended
by striking ‘‘chapter 5’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter
4’’.
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(B) Section 6(b) of the Act of August 1,
1956 (50 U.S.C. 855(b)) is amended by striking
‘‘chapter 5, title II, of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (66 Stat. 163)’’ and inserting
‘‘chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and
Nationality Act’’.
(10) MISCELLANEOUS
CROSS-REFERENCE
COR-
RECTIONS FOR NEWLY ADDED PROVISIONS.—
(A) Section 245(c)(6), as amended by sec-
tion 
332(d), 
is 
amended 
by 
striking
‘‘241(a)(4)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘237(a)(4)(B)’’.
(B) Section 249(d), as amended by section
332(e), is amended by striking ‘‘241(a)(4)(B)’’
and inserting ‘‘237(a)(4)(B)’’.
(C) Section 276(b)(3), as inserted by section
321(b), is amended by striking ‘‘excluded’’ and
‘‘excludable’’ and inserting ‘‘removed’’ and ‘‘in-
admissible’’, respectively.
(D) Section 505(c)(7), as added by section
321(a)(1), is amended by amending subpara-
graphs (B) through (D) to read as follows:
‘‘(B) Withholding of removal under section
241(b)(3).
‘‘(C) Cancellation of removal under section
240A.
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‘‘(D) Voluntary departure under section
240B.’’.
(E) Section 506(b)(2)(B), as added by sec-
tion 321(a)(1), is amended by striking ‘‘deporta-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘removal’’.
(F) Section 508(c)(2)(D), as added by sec-
tion 321(a)(1), is amended by striking ‘‘exclu-
sion because such alien is excludable’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘removal because such alien is inadmis-
sible’’.
(G) Section 130007(a) of the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Pub-
lic Law 103–322), as amended by section
851(a)(6), is amended by striking ‘‘242A(a)(3)’’
and inserting ‘‘238(a)(3)’’.
SEC. 309. EFFECTIVE DATES; TRANSITION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this section
and section 301(f), this subtitle and the amendments made
by this subtitle shall take effect on the first day of the first
month beginning more than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act (in this title referred to as the ‘‘title
III–A effective date’’).
(b) PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.—The Attorney
General shall first promulgate regulations to carry out this
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subtitle by not later than 30 days before the title III–A effec-
tive date.
(c) TRANSITION FOR ALIENS IN PROCEEDINGS.—
(1) GENERAL RULE THAT NEW RULES DO NOT
APPLY.—Subject to the succeeding provisions of this
subsection, in the case of an alien who is in exclusion
or deportation proceedings as of the title III–A effec-
tive date—
(A) the amendments made by this subtitle
shall not apply, and
(B) the proceedings (including judicial re-
view thereof) shall continue to be conducted with-
out regard to such amendments.
(2) ATTORNEY GENERAL OPTION TO ELECT TO
APPLY NEW PROCEDURES.—In a case described in
paragraph (1) in which an evidentiary hearing under
section 236 or 242 and 242B of the Immigration and
Nationality Act has not commenced as of the title
III–A effective date, the Attorney General may elect
to proceed under chapter 4 of title II of such Act (as
amended by this subtitle). The Attorney General shall
provide notice of such election to the alien involved
not later than 30 days before the date any evidentiary
hearing is commenced. If the Attorney General makes
such election, the notice of hearing provided to the
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alien under section 235 or 242(a) of such Act shall be
valid as if provided under section 239 of such Act (as
amended by this subtitle) to confer jurisdiction on the
immigration judge.
(3) ATTORNEY GENERAL OPTION TO TERMINATE
AND REINITIATE PROCEEDINGS.—In the case described
in paragraph (1), the Attorney General may elect to
terminate proceedings in which there has not been a
final administrative decision and to reinitiate pro-
ceedings under chapter 4 of title II the Immigration
and Nationality Act (as amended by this subtitle).
Any determination in the terminated proceeding shall
not be binding in the reinitiated proceeding.
(4) TRANSITIONAL
CHANGES
IN
JUDICIAL
RE-
VIEW.—In the case described in paragraph (1) in
which a final order of exclusion or deportation is en-
tered more than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, notwithstanding any provision of
section 106 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(as in effect as of the date of the enactment of this
Act) to the contrary—
(A) in the case of judicial review of a final
order of exclusion, subsection (b) of such section
shall not apply and the action for judicial re-
view shall be governed by the provisions of sub-
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sections (a) and (c) of such in the same manner
as they apply to judicial review of orders of de-
portation;
(B) a court may not order the taking of ad-
ditional evidence under section 2347(c) of title
28, United States Code;
(C) the petition for judicial review must be
filed not later than 30 days after the date of the
final order of exclusion or deportation; and
(D) the petition for review shall be filed
with the court of appeals for the judicial circuit
in which the administrative proceedings before
the special inquiry officer or immigration judge
were completed.
(5) TRANSITIONAL RULE WITH REGARD TO SUS-
PENSION OF DEPORTATION.—Paragraphs (1) and (2)
of section 240A(d) of the Immigration and National-
ity Act (relating to continuous residence or physical
presence) shall apply to notices to appear issued after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(6) TRANSITION
FOR
CERTAIN
FAMILY
UNITY
ALIENS.—The Attorney General may waive the appli-
cation of section 212(a)(9) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as inserted by section 301(b)(1), in
the case of an alien who is provided benefits under the
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provisions of section 301 of the Immigration Act of
1990 (relating to family unity).
(d) TRANSITIONAL REFERENCES.—For purposes of
carrying out the Immigration and Nationality Act, as
amended by this subtitle—
(1) any reference in section 212(a)(1)(A) of such
Act to the term ‘‘inadmissible’’ is deemed to include
a reference to the term ‘‘excludable’’, and
(2) any reference in law to an order of removal
shall be deemed to include a reference to an order of
exclusion and deportation or an order of deportation.
(e) TRANSITION.—No period of time before the date of
the enactment of this Act shall be included in the period
of 1 year described in section 212(a)(6)(B)(i) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (as amended by section
301(c)).
Subtitle B—Removal of Alien
Terrorists
PART 1—REMOVAL PROCEDURES FOR ALIEN
TERRORISTS
SEC. 321. REMOVAL PROCEDURES FOR ALIEN TERRORISTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Immigration and Nationality
Act is amended—
(1) by adding at the end of the table of contents
the following:
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‘‘TITLE V—SPECIAL REMOVAL PROCEDURES FOR ALIEN TERRORISTS
‘‘Sec. 501. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 502. Establishment of special removal court; panel of attorneys to assist
with classified information.
‘‘Sec. 503. Application for initiation of special removal proceeding.
‘‘Sec. 504. Consideration of application.
‘‘Sec. 505. Special removal hearings.
‘‘Sec. 506. Consideration of classified information.
‘‘Sec. 507. Appeals.
‘‘Sec. 508. Detention and custody.’’,
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new title:
‘‘TITLE V—SPECIAL REMOVAL PROCEDURES FOR
ALIEN TERRORISTS
‘‘DEFINITIONS
‘‘SEC. 501. In this title:
‘‘(1) The term ‘alien terrorist’ means an alien
described in section 241(a)(4)(B).
‘‘(2) The term ‘classified information’ has the
meaning given such term in section 1(a) of the Classi-
fied Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.).
‘‘(3) The term ‘national security’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 1(b) of the Classified
Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.).
‘‘(4) The term ‘special attorney’ means an attor-
ney who is on the panel established under section
502(e).
‘‘(5) The term ‘special removal court’ means the
court established under section 502(a).
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‘‘(6) The term ‘special removal hearing’ means a
hearing under section 505.
‘‘(7) The term ‘special removal proceeding’
means a proceeding under this title.
‘‘ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL REMOVAL COURT; PANEL OF
ATTORNEYS TO ASSIST WITH CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
‘‘SEC. 502. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Justice of the
United States shall publicly designate 5 district court
judges from 5 of the United States judicial circuits who
shall constitute a court which shall have jurisdiction to con-
duct all special removal proceedings.
‘‘(b) TERMS.—Each judge designated under subsection
(a) shall serve for a term of 5 years and shall be eligible
for redesignation, except that the four associate judges first
so designated shall be designated for terms of one, two, three,
and four years so that the term of one judge shall expire
each year.
‘‘(c) CHIEF JUDGE.—The Chief Justice shall publicly
designate one of the judges of the special removal court to
be the chief judge of the court. The chief judge shall promul-
gate rules to facilitate the functioning of the court and shall
be responsible for assigning the consideration of cases to the
various judges.
‘‘(d) EXPEDITIOUS AND CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF
PROCEEDINGS.—The provisions of section 103(c) of the For-
eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
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1803(c)) shall apply to proceedings under this title in the
same manner as they apply to proceedings under such Act.
‘‘(e) ESTABLISHMENT OF PANEL OF SPECIAL ATTOR-
NEYS.—The special removal court shall provide for the des-
ignation of a panel of attorneys each of whom—
‘‘(1) has a security clearance which affords the
attorney access to classified information, and
‘‘(2) has agreed to represent permanent resident
aliens with respect to classified information under
section 506 in accordance with (and subject to the
penalties under) this title.
‘‘APPLICATION FOR INITIATION OF SPECIAL REMOVAL
PROCEEDING
‘‘SEC. 503. (a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the Attorney
General has classified information that an alien is an alien
terrorist, the Attorney General, in the Attorney General’s
discretion, may seek removal of the alien under this title
through the filing of a written application described in sub-
section (b) with the special removal court seeking an order
authorizing a special removal proceeding under this title.
The application shall be submitted in camera and ex parte
and shall be filed under seal with the court.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each application
for a special removal proceeding shall include all of the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(1) The identity of the Department of Justice
attorney making the application.
‘‘(2) The approval of the Attorney General or the
Deputy Attorney General for the filing of the applica-
tion based upon a finding by that individual that the
application satisfies the criteria and requirements of
this title.
‘‘(3) The identity of the alien for whom author-
ization for the special removal proceedings is sought.
‘‘(4) A statement of the facts and circumstances
relied on by the Department of Justice to establish
that—
‘‘(A) the alien is an alien terrorist and is
physically present in the United States, and
‘‘(B) with respect to such alien, adherence to
the provisions of title II regarding the removal
of aliens would pose a risk to the national secu-
rity of the United States.
‘‘(5) An oath or affirmation respecting each of
the facts and statements described in the previous
paragraphs.
‘‘(c) RIGHT TO DISMISS.—The Department of Justice
retains the right to dismiss a removal action under this
title at any stage of the proceeding.
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‘‘(d) EXCLUSIVE PROVISIONS.—Whenever an order is
issued under this section with respect to an alien—
‘‘(1) the alien’s rights regarding removal and ex-
pulsion shall be governed solely by the provisions of
this title, and
‘‘(2) except as they are specifically referenced, no
other provisions of this Act shall be applicable.
‘‘SPECIAL REMOVAL HEARINGS
‘‘SEC. 505. (a) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which
the application for the order is approved under section 504,
a special removal hearing shall be conducted under this sec-
tion for the purpose of determining whether the alien to
whom the order pertains should be removed from the United
States on the grounds that the alien is an alien terrorist.
Consistent with section 506, the alien shall be given reason-
able notice of the nature of the charges against the alien
and a general account of the basis for the charges. The alien
shall be given notice, reasonable under all the cir-
cumstances, of the time and place at which the hearing will
be held. The hearing shall be held as expeditiously as pos-
sible.
‘‘(b) USE OF SAME JUDGE.—The special removal hear-
ing shall be held before the same judge who granted the order
pursuant to section 504 unless that judge is deemed un-
available due to illness or disability by the chief judge of
the special removal court, or has died, in which case the
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SEC. 364. CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISION FOR CERTAIN
ALIEN BATTERED SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), in no case may the Attorney General, or any other offi-
cial or employee of the Department of Justice (including
any bureau or agency of such Department)—
(1) make an adverse determination of admissi-
bility or deportability of an alien under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act using information furnished
solely by—
(A) a spouse or parent who has battered the
alien or subjected the alien to extreme cruelty,
(B) a member of the spouse’s or parent’s
family residing in the same household as the
alien who has battered the alien or subjected the
alien to extreme cruelty when the spouse or par-
ent consented to or acquiesced in such battery or
cruelty,
(C) a spouse or parent who has battered the
alien’s child or subjected the alien’s child to ex-
treme cruelty (without the active participation of
the alien in the battery or extreme cruelty), or
(D) a member of the spouse’s or parent’s
family residing in the same household as the
alien who has battered the alien’s child or sub-
jected the alien’s child to extreme cruelty when