(c) REGULATIONS.—The Attorney General shall prescribe regulations to
carry out this section including a delineation of—
(1) scenarios that constitute an immigration emergency;
(2) the process by which the President declares an immigration
emergency;
(3) the role of the chief executive officer of a State and local officials
of that State in requesting a declaration of emergency;
(4) a definition of ‘‘assistance required by the Attorney General’’ in
subsection (b)(1)(C) of this subsection;
(5) the process by which State and local governments are reim-
bursed; and
(6) definitions of terms in subsection (b)(1)(C)(ii) of this section and
the term ‘‘in other circumstances’’ in subsection (b)(1)(C)(iii).
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—An amount may be appro-
priated to the fund each fiscal year so that the balance in the fund is
$35,000,000.
§ 322. Reports
(a) REPORTS ON CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANTS.—Not later than April 1 of
each year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committees on the Ju-
diciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report describing
for each class under sections 2313–2316, 2318–2320, and 2325 of this title
the following:
(1) the number of petitions filed.
(2) the number of petitions approved and the number of workers (by
occupation) included in the approved petitions.
(3) the number of petitions denied and the number of workers (by
occupation) requested in the denied petitions.
(4) the number of petitions withdrawn.
(5) the number of petitions pending final action.
(b) REPORTS ON NATURALIZATION STATISTICS.—(1) The Attorney Gen-
eral shall prepare annually, from the records of the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service, a report in statistical form with analytical comment. The
report shall show by nationality—
(A) the relation between the number of aliens seeking citizenship of
the United States and the number of aliens arriving each year;
(B) the relation between the number of aliens seeking citizenship of
the United States and the prevailing census populations of the foreign
born; and
(C) the economic, vocational, and other classifications of aliens seek-
ing citizenship of the United States.
(2) Payment for the equipment used in preparing the report under this
subsection shall be made from the appropriation ‘‘Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service—Salaries and Expenses’’.
§ 323. Information system on impact of immigration laws
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In consultation with interested academicians, gov-
ernmental authorities, and other parties, the Attorney General shall provide
for a system to collect and disseminate information not in individually iden-
tifiable form that is useful in evaluating the social, economic, environmental,
and demographic impact of the immigration laws.
(b) TYPE OF INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED AND DISSEMINATED.—
Information collected under subsection (a) of this section shall include infor-
mation on—
(1) the alien population in the United States;
(2) the rates of naturalization and emigration of resident aliens;
(3) aliens who have been admitted, paroled, or granted asylum;
(4) nonimmigrants in the United States (by occupation, basis for ad-
mission, and length of stay);
(5) aliens who have been excluded or deported from the United
States;
(6) the number of applications filed and granted for suspension of
deportation; and
(7) the number of aliens estimated to be present unlawfully in the
United States in each fiscal year.
(c) FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION AND RECIPIENTS
OF INFORMATION.—The system shall provide that information be collected
and disseminated at least annually to Congress and the public.
(d) REPORT.—The Attorney General shall submit annually to Congress
a report containing—
(1) a summary of information collected under subsection (a) of this
section;
(2) an analysis of trends in immigration and naturalization; and
(3) information on the number, and rate of denial administratively,
of applications for naturalization, for each district office of the Immi-
gration and Naturalization Service and by national origin group.
§ 324. Information about criminal aliens
(a) ALIENS ARRESTED
FOR
OR CONVICTED
OF AGGRAVATED FELO-
NIES.—(1) The Attorney General shall devise and carry out a system—
(A) to make the investigative resources of the Immigration and Nat-
uralization Service available, daily and on a 24-hour basis, to officers
and employees of the United States Government, States, and localities
to decide whether an individual arrested by any of those officers or em-
ployees for an aggravated felony is an alien;
(B) to designate and train officers and employees of the Service in
each district to serve as liaison to law enforcement and correctional
agencies and courts of the Government, States, and localities in mat-
ters involving the arrest, conviction, and release of aliens charged with
aggravated felonies; and
(C) to maintain a current record, using computer resources, of aliens
who have been convicted after November 17, 1988, of aggravated felo-
nies and deported.
(2) The record referred to in paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection shall
be made available to inspectors at ports of entry and to border patrol agents
at sector headquarters to help immediately identify aliens who have been
convicted after November 17, 1988, of aggravated felonies and deported and
who are attempting to reenter the United States.
(b) CRIMINAL ALIEN TRACKING CENTER.—(1) The Attorney General
shall operate a criminal alien tracking center under subsection (a) of this
section.
(2) The following amounts may be appropriated to carry out this sub-
section:
(A) $3,400,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996.
(B) $3,600,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997.
(C) $3,700,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998.
(D) $3,800,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.
(E) $3,900,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.
§ 325. Acceptance of State assistance for transporting de-
portable criminal aliens
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (b) of this section and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Attorney General may accept, hold,
administer, and use gifts of property and services (but not cash) from State
and local governments to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service
in the transportation of deportable aliens who are arrested for misdemean-
ors or felonies under State or Federal law and who are unlawfully in the
United States or willing to submit to voluntary departure under safeguards.
Property acquired under this section shall be acquired in the name of the
United States Government.
(b) LIMITATION.—If the Attorney General decides that the exercise of the
authority under subsection (a) of this section has resulted in discrimination
by law enforcement officials on the basis of race, color, or national origin,
the Attorney General shall terminate the exercise of that authority.
SUBCHAPTER II—DEPARTMENT OF STATE
§ 341. General authority of the Secretary of State
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State shall carry out the
provisions of this title, and other immigration and nationality laws, related
to—
(1) duties and powers of the Administrator designated under section
342 of this title;
(2) duties and powers of diplomatic and consular officers, except du-
ties and powers of consular officers related to issuing and refusing to
issue visas; and
(3) a decision about the nationality of an individual not in the Unit-
ed States.
(b) DELEGATION TO OTHER AGENCIES.—In carrying out this title, the
Secretary, with the consent of the head of an agency, may require or au-
thorize an officer or employee of the agency to carry out a duty or power
of an officer or employee of the Department of State.
§ 342. Administrator
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State shall designate an Adminis-
trator. The Administrator must be a citizen of the United States and be
qualified by experience.
(b) DUTIES AND POWERS.—The Administrator shall—
(1) carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary of State;
(2) maintain close liaison with the appropriate committees of Con-
gress to advise them on the administration of this title by consular offi-
cers; and
(3) maintain direct and continuous liaison with the Commissioner of
Immigration and Naturalization to carry out the immigration and na-
tionality laws in a coordinated, uniform, and efficient way.
§ 343. Passport Office, Visa Office, and other offices
(a) GENERAL.—The Department of State has a Passport Office, a Visa
Office, and other offices the Secretary of State decides are appropriate. The
head of each office is a director. The Directors of the Passport Office and
the Visa Office must be experienced in carrying out the immigration and
nationality laws.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Passport Office carries out laws related to issuing
passports. The Visa Office carries out immigration laws related to issuing
visas.
(c) GENERAL COUNSEL OF VISA OFFICE.—The Visa Office has a General
Counsel appointed by the Secretary. The General Counsel serves under the
general direction of the Legal Adviser of the Department. The General
Counsel may maintain liaison with the appropriate officers of the Immigra-