under 
paragraph 
(1)(B) 
unless 
the
representative—
(i) is of good moral character; and
(ii) has sufficient experience and
knowledge of immigration and naturaliza-
tion law and procedure to adequately rep-
resent clients of the organization in immi-
gration matters.
(3) APPLICATION
PROCESS.—The Attorney
General shall establish an application process for the
recognition of organizations and accreditation of rep-
resentatives of such organizations under this sub-
section. As a condition for continuing the recognition
of an organization or accreditation of a representa-
tive, the Attorney General may require the periodic
submission of such application or information as the
Attorney General may specify.
(4) WITHDRAWAL
OF
RECOGNITION
OR
AC-
CREDITATION.—The Attorney General may with-
draw recognition of any organization or accreditation
of a representative if the organization or representa-
tive has failed to maintain the qualifications to be so
recognized or accredited, under a process specified
by the Attorney General.
(5) USE OF CURRENT STANDARDS.—To the ex-
tent practicable, the Attorney General shall carry
out this subsection in a manner consistent with the
recognition and accreditation process provided by
the Board of Immigration Appeals under section
292.2 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, as in
effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in section 3 shall be
construed as applying to a person who does not receive
direct or indirect compensation for provision of services.
SEC. 5. EDUCATION THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH
PROGRAMS.
The Attorney General is authorized to provide grants
to States in order to provide community outreach pro-
grams through State and local government agencies to
educate individuals who use immigration consultants re-
garding the requirements of this Act.
SEC. 6. NON-PREEMPTION OF MORE PROTECTIVE STATE
LAWS.
The provisions of this Act supersede State laws only
to the extent the State laws prevent the application of sec-
tion 3. States may impose requirements that are in addi-
tion to the requirements established under this Act.
SEC. 7. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this section,
neither the Attorney General, nor any other official or em-
ployee of the Department of Justice, or bureau or agency
thereof, may use the information furnished by any person
(including an alien who is not lawfully present in the
United States) specifically in relation to a violation of this
Act for any purpose other than to carry out this Act (in-
cluding prosecutions under section 3). If such information
is furnished by an alien who is not lawfully present in the
United States, such information shall not be used for the
purpose of identifying and removing the person from the
United States or imposing other sanctions against the per-
son, except if the information furnished is false or fraudu-
lent.
(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the use, or release, for immigration en-
forcement purposes or law enforcement purposes of infor-
mation contained in files or records of the Immigration
and Naturalization Service, other than information fur-
nished under subsection (a) that is not available from any
other source.
(c) CRIME.—Whoever knowingly uses information in
violation of this section shall be fined not more than
$10,000.
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act applies to actions taken as an immigration
consultant on and after such date (not later than 2 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act) as the Attor-
ney General shall specify in regulations.
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