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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Services and 
Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Applications for naturalization have increased 
        dramatically in recent years, outpacing the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service's ability to process them.
            (2) The dramatic increase in applications for 
        naturalization and the inability of the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service to deal with them adequately has 
        resulted in an unacceptably large backlog in naturalization 
        adjudications.
            (3) The processing times in the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service's other immigration benefits have been 
        unacceptably long. Applicants for family- and employment-based 
        visas are waiting as long as 3 to 4 years to obtain a visa or 
        an adjustment to lawful permanent resident status.
            (4) In California, the delays in processing adjustment of 
        status applications have averaged 52 months. In Texas, the 
        delays have averaged 69 months. Residents of New York have had 
        to wait up to 28 months; in Florida, 26 months; in Illinois, 37 
        months; in Oregon, 31 months; and in Arizona, 49 months. Most 
        other States have experienced unacceptably long processing and 
        adjudication delays.
            (5) Applicants pay fees to have their applications 
        adjudicated in a timely manner. These fees have increased 
        dramatically in recent years without a commensurate increase in 
        the capability of that Immigration and Naturalization Service 
        to process and adjudicate these cases in an efficient manner.
            (6) Processing these applications in a timely fashion is 
        critical. Each 12-month delay in adjudicating an adjustment of 
        status application requires the alien to file applications to 
        extend employment authorization to work and advance parole 
        documents to travel.
            (7) The enormous delays in processing applications for 
        families and businesses have had a negative impact on the 
        reunification of spouses and minor children and the ability of 
        law-abiding and contributing members of our communities to 
        participate fully in the civic life of the United States.
            (8) United States employers have also experienced 
        debilitating delays in hiring employees who contribute to the 
        economic growth of the United States. These delays have forced 
        employers to send highly skilled and valued employees out of 
        the United States because their immigrant petitions were not 
        approved in a timely fashion. Such disruptions seriously 
        threaten the competitive edge of the United States in the 
        global marketplace.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to--
            (1) provide the Immigration and Naturalization Service with 
        the mechanisms it needs to eliminate the current backlog in the 
        processing of immigration benefit applications within 1 year 
        after enactment of this Act and to maintain the elimination of 
        the backlog in future years; and
            (2) provide for regular congressional oversight of the 
        performance of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 
        eliminating the backlog and processing delays in immigration 
        benefits adjudications.
    (c) Policy.--It is the sense of Congress that the processing of an 
immigration benefit application should be completed not later than 180 
days after the initial filing of the application, except that a 
petition for a nonimmigrant visa under section 214(c) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act should be processed not later than 30 
days after the filing of the petition.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Backlog.--The term ``backlog'' means, with respect to 
        an immigration benefit application, the period of time in 
        excess of 180 days that such application has been pending 
        before the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
            (2) Immigration benefit application.--The term 
        ``immigration benefit application'' means any application or 
        petition to confer, certify, change, adjust, or extend any 
        status granted under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

SEC. 4. IMMIGRATION SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT.

    (a) Authority of the Attorney General.--The Attorney General shall 
take such measures as may be necessary to--
            (1) reduce the backlog in the processing of immigration 
        benefit applications, with the objective of the total 
        elimination of the backlog not later than one year after the 
        date of enactment of this Act;
            (2) make such other improvements in the processing of 
        immigration benefit applications as may be necessary to ensure 
        that a backlog does not develop after such date; and
            (3) make such improvements in infrastructure as may be 
        necessary to effectively provide immigration services.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Department of Justice from time to time such sums as may be 
        necessary for the Attorney General to carry out subsection (a).
            (2) Designation of account in treasury.--Amounts 
        appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be referred to as 
        the ``Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements 
        Account''.
            (3) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
        expended.
            (4) Limitation on expenditures.--None of the funds 
        appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be expended until 
        the report described in section 5(a) has been submitted to 
        Congress.

SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Backlog Elimination Plan.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a 
        report to the Committees on the Judiciary and Appropriations of 
        the Senate and the House of Representatives concerning--
                    (A) the backlogs in immigration benefit 
                applications in existence as of the date of enactment 
                of this Act; and
                    (B) the Attorney General's plan for eliminating 
                such backlogs.
            (2) Report elements.--The report shall include--
                    (A) an assessment of the data systems used in 
                adjudicating and reporting on the status of immigration 
                benefit applications, including--
                            (i) a description of the adequacy of 
                        existing computer hardware, computer software, 
                        and other mechanisms to comply with the 
                        adjudications and reporting requirements of 
                        this Act; and
                            (ii) a plan for implementing improvements 
                        to existing data systems to accomplish the 
                        purpose of this Act, as described in section 
                        2(b);
                    (B) a description of the quality controls to be put 
                into force to ensure timely, fair, accurate, and 
                complete processing and adjudication of such 
                applications;
                    (C) the elements specified in subsection (b)(2);
                    (D) an estimate of the amount of appropriated funds 
                that would be necessary in order to eliminate the 
                backlogs in each category of immigration benefit 
                applications described in subsection (b)(2); and
                    (E) a detailed plan on how the Attorney General 
                will use any funds in the Immigration Services and 
                Infrastructure Improvements Account to comply with the 
                purposes of this Act.
    (b) Annual Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Beginning 90 days after the end of the 
        first fiscal year for which any appropriation authorized by 
        section 4(b) is made, and 90 days after the end of each fiscal 
        year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit a report to 
        the Committees on the Judiciary and Appropriations of the 
        Senate and the House of Representatives concerning the status 
        of--
                    (A) the Immigration Services and Infrastructure 
                Improvements Account including any unobligated balances 
                of appropriations in the Account; and
                    (B) the Attorney General's efforts to eliminate 
                backlogs in any immigration benefit application 
                described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Report elements.--The report shall include--
                    (A) State-by-State data on--
                            (i) the number of naturalization cases 
                        adjudicated in each quarter of each fiscal 
                        year;
                            (ii) the average processing time for 
                        naturalization applications;
                            (iii) the number of naturalization 
                        applications pending for up to 6 months, 12 
                        months, 18 months, 24 months, 36 months, and 48 
                        months or more;
                            (iv) estimated processing times 
                        adjudicating newly submitted naturalization 
                        applications;
                            (v) an analysis of the appropriate 
                        processing times for naturalization 
                        applications; and
                            (vi) the additional resources and process 
                        changes needed to eliminate the backlog for 
                        naturalization adjudications;
                    (B) the status of applications or, where 
                applicable, petitions described in subparagraph (C), by 
                Immigration and Naturalization Service district, 
                including--
                            (i) the number of cases adjudicated in each 
                        quarter of each fiscal year;
                            (ii) the average processing time for such 
                        applications or petitions;
                            (iii) the number of applications or 
                        petitions pending for up to 6 months, 12 
                        months, 18 months, 24 months, 36 months, and 48 
                        months or more;
                            (iv) the estimated processing times 
                        adjudicating newly submitted applications or 
                        petitions;
                            (v) an analysis of the appropriate 
                        processing times for applications or petitions; 
                        and
                            (vi) a description of the additional 
                        resources and process changes needed to 
                        eliminate the backlog for such processing and 
                        adjudications; and
                    (C) a status report on--
                            (i) applications for adjustments of status 
                        to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
                        permanent residence;
                            (ii) petitions for nonimmigrant visas under 
                        section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality 
                        Act;
                            (iii) petitions filed under section 204 of 
                        such Act to classify aliens as immediate 
                        relatives or preference immigrants under 
                        section 203 of such Act;
                            (iv) applications for asylum under section 
                        208 of such Act;
                            (v) registrations for Temporary Protected 
                        Status under section 244 of such Act; and
                            (vi) a description of the additional 
                        resources and process changes needed to 
                        eliminate the backlog for such processing and 
                        adjudications.
            (3) Absence of appropriated funds.--In the event that no 
        funds are appropriated subject to section 4(b) in the fiscal 
        year in which this Act is enacted, the Attorney General shall 
        submit a report to Congress not later than 90 days after the 
        end of such fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
        containing the elements described in paragraph (2).
Authorizes appropriations which shall be designated in the Treasury as the Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Account.
Directs the Attorney General to make specified backlog elimination reports.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat 
Conservation and Restoration Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Covered vegetation management activity.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``covered vegetation 
                management activity'' means any activity described in 
                subparagraph (B) that--
                            (i) is carried out on public land 
                        administered by the Bureau of Land Management;
                            (ii) meets the objectives of the order of 
                        the Secretary numbered 3336 and dated January 
                        5, 2015;
                            (iii) conforms to an applicable land use 
                        plan;
                            (iv) protects, restores, or improves 
                        greater sage-grouse or mule deer habitat in a 
                        sagebrush steppe ecosystem as described in--
                                    (I) Circular 1416 of the United 
                                States Geological Survey entitled 
                                ``Restoration Handbook for Sagebrush 
                                Steppe Ecosystems with Emphasis on 
                                Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat--Part 1. 
                                Concepts for Understanding and Applying 
                                Restoration'' (2015); or
                                    (II) the habitat guidelines for 
                                mule deer published by the Mule Deer 
                                Working Group of the Western 
                                Association of Fish and Wildlife 
                                Agencies;
                            (v) will not permanently impair--
                                    (I) the natural state of the 
                                treated area;
                                    (II) outstanding opportunities for 
                                solitude;
                                    (III) outstanding opportunities for 
                                primitive, unconfined recreation;
                                    (IV) economic opportunities 
                                consistent with multiple-use 
                                management; or
                                    (V) the identified values of a unit 
                                of the National Landscape Conservation 
                                System; and
                            (vi)(I) restores native vegetation 
                        following a natural disturbance;
                            (II) prevents the expansion into greater 
                        sage-grouse or mule deer habitat of--
                                    (aa) juniper, pinyon pine, or other 
                                associated conifers; or
                                    (bb) nonnative or invasive 
                                vegetation;
                            (III) reduces the risk of loss of greater 
                        sage-grouse or mule deer habitat from wildfire 
                        or any other natural disturbance; or
                            (IV) provides emergency stabilization of 
                        soil resources after a natural disturbance.
                    (B) Description of activities.--An activity 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) is--
                            (i) manual cutting and removal of juniper 
                        trees, pinyon pine trees, other associated 
                        conifers, or other nonnative or invasive 
                        vegetation;
                            (ii) mechanical mastication, cutting, or 
                        mowing, mechanical piling and burning, 
                        chaining, broadcast burning, or yarding;
                            (iii) removal of cheat grass, medusa head 
                        rye, or other nonnative, invasive vegetation;
                            (iv) collection and seeding or planting of 
                        native vegetation using a manual, mechanical, 
                        or aerial method;
                            (v) seeding of nonnative, noninvasive, 
                        ruderal vegetation only for the purpose of 
                        emergency stabilization;
                            (vi) targeted use of an herbicide, subject 
                        to the condition that the use shall be in 
                        accordance with applicable legal requirements, 
                        Federal agency procedures, and land use plans;
                            (vii) targeted livestock grazing to 
                        mitigate hazardous fuels and control noxious 
                        and invasive weeds;
                            (viii) temporary removal of wild horses or 
                        burros in the area in which the activity is 
                        being carried out to ensure treatment 
                        objectives are met;
                            (ix) in coordination with the affected 
                        permit holder, modification or adjustment of 
                        permissible usage under an annual plan of use 
                        of a grazing permit issued by the Secretary to 
                        achieve restoration treatment objectives;
                            (x) installation of new, or modification of 
                        existing, fencing or water sources intended to 
                        control use or improve wildlife habitat; or
                            (xi) necessary maintenance of, repairs to, 
                        rehabilitation of, or reconstruction of an 
                        existing permanent road or construction of 
                        temporary roads to accomplish the activities 
                        described in this subparagraph.
                    (C) Exclusions.--The term ``covered vegetation 
                management activity'' does not include--
                            (i) any activity conducted in a wilderness 
                        area or wilderness study area; or
                            (ii) any activity for the construction of a 
                        permanent road or permanent trail.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Temporary road.--The term ``temporary road'' means a 
        road that is--
                    (A) authorized--
                            (i) by a contract, permit, lease, other 
                        written authorization; or
                            (ii) pursuant to an emergency operation;
                    (B) not intended to be part of the permanent 
                transportation system of a Federal department or 
                agency;
                    (C) not necessary for long-term resource 
                management;
                    (D) designed in accordance with standards 
                appropriate for the intended use of the road, taking 
                into consideration--
                            (i) safety;
                            (ii) the cost of transportation; and
                            (iii) impacts to land and resources; and
                    (E) managed to minimize--
                            (i) erosion; and
                            (ii) the introduction or spread of invasive 
                        species.

SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF HABITAT FOR GREATER SAGE-GROUSE AND MULE DEER.

    (a) Categorical Exclusion.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 1 or 
        more categorical exclusions (as defined in section 1508.4 of 
        title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
        regulation)) for covered vegetation management activities 
        carried out to protect, restore, or improve habitat for greater 
        sage-grouse or mule deer.
            (2) Administration.--In developing and administering a 
        categorical exclusion under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall--
                    (A) comply with the National Environmental Policy 
                Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                    (B) apply the extraordinary circumstances 
                procedures under section 220.6 of title 36, Code of 
                Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), in 
                determining whether to use the categorical exclusion; 
                and
                    (C) consider--
                            (i) the relative efficacy of landscape-
                        scale habitat projects;
                            (ii) the likelihood of continued declines 
                        in the populations of greater sage-grouse and 
                        mule deer in the absence of landscape-scale 
                        vegetation management; and
                            (iii) the need for habitat restoration 
                        activities after wildfire or other natural 
                        disturbances.
    (b) Implementation of Covered Vegetative Management Activities 
Within the Range of Greater Sage-grouse and Mule Deer.--If a 
categorical exclusion developed under subsection (a) is used to 
implement a covered vegetative management activity in an area within 
the range of both greater sage-grouse and mule deer, the covered 
vegetative management activity shall protect, restore, or improve 
habitat concurrently for both greater sage-grouse and mule deer.
    (c) Long-term Monitoring and Maintenance.--Before commencing any 
covered vegetation management activity that is covered by a categorical 
exclusion under subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop a long-term 
monitoring and maintenance plan, covering at least the 20 year-period 
beginning on the date of commencement, to ensure that management of the 
treated area does not degrade the habitat gains secured by the covered 
vegetation management activity.
    (d) Disposal of Vegetative Material.--Subject to applicable local 
restrictions, any vegetative material resulting from a covered 
vegetation management activity that is covered by a categorical 
exclusion under subsection (a) may be--
            (1) used for--
                    (A) fuel wood; or
                    (B) other products; or
            (2) piled or burned, or both.
    (e) Treatment for Temporary Roads.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 2(1)(B)(xi), any 
        temporary road constructed in carrying out a covered vegetation 
        management activity that is covered by a categorical exclusion 
        under subsection (a)--
                    (A) shall be used by the Secretary for the covered 
                vegetation management activity for not more than 2 
                years; and
                    (B) shall be decommissioned by the Secretary not 
                later than 3 years after the earlier of the date on 
                which--
                            (i) the temporary road is no longer needed; 
                        and
                            (ii) the project is completed.
            (2) Requirement.--A treatment under paragraph (1) shall 
        include reestablishing native vegetative cover--
                    (A) as soon as practicable; but
                    (B) not later than 10 years after the date of 
                completion of the applicable covered vegetation 
                management activity.

            Passed the Senate September 6, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                JULIE E. ADAMS,

                                                             Secretary.
Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Interior to categorically exclude vegetative management activities that establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer from environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Examples of vegetative management activities include restoring native vegetation following a natural disturbance or preventing the expansion of nonnative or invasive vegetation into such habitat.  A categorical exclusion under NEPA is a category of actions which do not have a significant effect on the human environment and for which neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required. The bill prohibits the categorical exclusion from including: (1) activity conducted in a wilderness area or wilderness study area, or (2) activity for the construction of a permanent road or trail. Before commencing a vegetative management activity that is covered by a categorical exclusion, Interior must develop a long-term monitoring and maintenance plan, covering at least 20 years, to ensure that management of the treated area does not degrade the habitat gains secured by the vegetative management activity. Vegetative material resulting from vegetative management activity may be: (1) used for fuel wood or other products; or (2) piled or burned, or both.  Native vegetative cover must be reestablished on a temporary road constructed in connection with a categorically excluded vegetative management activity in order to minimize soil erosion from areas disturbed by the temporary road.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Protection Act of 
2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) There is an epidemic of fraud directed against aliens 
        engaged in dealings with the Immigration and Naturalization 
        Service.
            (2) Fraudulent immigration consultants target aliens 
        working their way through the maze of immigration law and 
        extract hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for 
        promises of help in dealing with the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service.
            (3) For example, phony immigration consultants--who lure 
        clients by approaching aliens in line at Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service buildings or by advertising in foreign-
        language newspapers--promise, for a fee, to help immigrants 
        obtain residency or green cards by using personal back-channel 
        connections at the Immigration and Naturalization Service or by 
        filing a supposedly necessary application.
            (4) Rather than legitimately assist aliens with the 
        Immigration and Naturalization Service, fraudulent consultants 
        then take one or a succession of fees and either do nothing, or 
        worse, file meritless asylum petitions designed to result in 
        rejection and deportation.
            (5) Fraudulent immigration consultants often pose as 
        immigration lawyers. In particular, some who target Spanish-
        speaking immigrants become notaries public in order to 
        advertise as ``notarios,'' who are attorneys in Latin America.
            (6) Aliens victimized by fraudulent consultants are usually 
        too fearful of deportation, or unsure where to turn, to report 
        the fraud to Government officials. Consequently, fraudulent 
        consultants operate with near-impunity.
            (7) Because fraudulent immigration consultants work in the 
        shadows and provide services that are unregulated in many 
        States, it is impossible to determine how many such 
        illegitimate businesses exist. State officials and immigrants' 
        advocacy groups estimate, however, that the problem of aliens 
        exploited by bogus consultants has grown in recent years, and 
        that thousands of fraudulent consultants are at work across the 
        country.
            (8) Federal and State efforts to rein in fraudulent 
        immigration consultants have not succeeded in ending the abuse. 
        At the Federal level, there is no jurisdiction to prosecute 
        fraudulent consultants unless they participate in the 
        submission of false documents to the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service. Since many phony consultants scam 
        aliens without filing paperwork with the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service, they cannot be reached by Federal law 
        enforcement.
            (9) The Department of Justice intended to establish five 
        Federal-State task forces to combat fraud by immigration 
        consultants in major cities with large immigrant populations. 
        Only one such task force has been established, however--in Los 
        Angeles.
            (10) Enforcement by State authorities is sporadic. Many 
        make no effort to pursue and prosecute bogus consultants. And 
        even when con artists are convicted, most jurisdictions punish 
        fraud against aliens as misdemeanors.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Attorney.--The term ``attorney'' means any person who 
        is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of 
        any State, possession, territory, Commonwealth, or the District 
        of Columbia, and is not under any order of any court 
        suspending, enjoining, restraining, disbarring, or otherwise 
        restricting such person in the practice of law.
            (2) Accredited representative.--The term ``accredited 
        representative'' means any organization or individual that has 
        been accredited by the Board of Immigration Appeals pursuant to 
        section 292 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations.
            (3) Compensation.--The term ``compensation'' means money, 
        property, promise of payment, or any other consideration, 
        provided directly or indirectly.
            (4) Immigration consultant.--The term ``immigration 
        consultant''--
                    (A) means any individual, organization, or entity 
                who in exchange for compensation or the expectation of 
                compensation, promises to provide or provides 
                assistance or advice on an immigration matter; and
                    (B) does not include any attorney, person employed 
                by and working under the direct supervision of one or 
                more attorneys, or any accredited representative.
            (5) Immigration matter.--The term ``immigration matter'' 
        means any proceeding, filing, or action affecting the 
        immigration or citizenship status of any person which arises 
        under any immigration or naturalization law, Executive order, 
        Presidential proclamation, or action of the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service, other component of the Department of 
        Justice, the Department of State, or the Department of Labor.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITED ACTS AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

    (a) Prohibited Acts.--It shall be unlawful for any immigration 
consultant intentionally, or with reckless disregard for the truth to--
            (1) make any false or misleading statement to any client, 
        prospective client, or the public while providing, offering, or 
        advertising services;
            (2) make any statement indicating or implying that the 
        immigration consultant can or will obtain special favors from, 
        or has special influence with, any government agency;
            (3) retain any compensation for any service not performed;
            (4) refuse to return any document supplied by, prepared on 
        behalf of, or paid for by, any client or prospective client, 
        even in the event of a fee dispute;
            (5) select forms to be filed with any government agency in 
        connection with an immigration matter;
            (6) provide information to any government agency without 
        the client's knowledge and consent;
            (7) engage in the unauthorized practice of law in 
        connection with an immigration matter, as such is defined by 
        applicable State statutes, regulations, rules or municipal 
        ordinances, in conjunction with an immigration matter; and
            (8) hold himself or herself out to any client, prospective 
        client, or to the public as engaging in or entitled to engage 
        in the practice of law, or uses any title in any language, such 
        as ``notario'' or ``notary public'', to convey attorney status.
    (b) Criminal Penalties.--Any immigration consultant who commits any 
act set forth in subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18 of the 
United States Code, imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

SEC. 5. ADVERTISEMENT DISCLAIMER, NOTICE AND WRITTEN CONTRACT.

    (a) Advertisement Disclaimer.--It shall be unlawful for an 
immigration consultant to make any advertisement unless the 
advertisement includes a statement that the immigration consultant is 
not an attorney, that the consultant cannot provide legal advice or 
select forms for use by clients or prospective clients and that he or 
she cannot obtain special favors from and has no special influence 
with, the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
    (b) Notice.--It shall be unlawful for an immigration consultant to 
perform immigration consulting services unless, in any office in which 
an immigration consultant meets with clients or prospective clients, 
the immigration consultant has conspicuously displayed a notice, not 
smaller than 12 inches by 20 inches and in boldface print no smaller 
than one inch in height, that includes--
            (1) a statement that the immigration consultant is not an 
        attorney, cannot select forms for use by the client, and cannot 
        provide legal services in any immigration matter; and
            (2) a statement that the immigration consultant cannot 
        obtain special favors from, and has no special influence with, 
        the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
    (c) Written Contract.--It shall be unlawful for an immigration 
consultant knowingly to act in an immigration matter unless the person 
has entered into a written contract (in both English and the other 
principal language of the client, if not English) with the client that 
includes--
            (1) a description of all services to be performed by the 
        person under the agreement;
            (2) the amount to be paid by the client;
            (3) a statement, printed on the face of the contract in 
        boldface type no smaller than 10 point, that the person is not 
        licensed and authorized to practice law in the State in which 
        the immigration consultant services are to be performed and is 
        unable to perform legal services;
            (4) a statement, printed on the face of the contract in 
        boldface type no smaller than 10 point, that any document 
        provided to the immigration consultant in connection with the 
        immigration matter may not be retained by the immigration 
        consultant and must be returned to the client at any time 
        requested by the client;
            (5) a statement that the client may rescind the contract 
        within 72 hours of the time it is executed and receive a full 
        refund of all monies paid to the immigration consultant; and
            (6) a statement certifying that a copy of the contract has 
        been provided to the client upon execution of the contract.
    (d) Criminal Penalties.--Any immigration consultant who knowingly 
fails to perform any requirement set forth in this section shall be 
fined under title 18 of the United States Code, imprisoned not more 
than one year, or both.

SEC. 6. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Aggrieved Parties.--Any person aggrieved by reason of any 
violation of section 4 or 5 may commence a civil action in any 
appropriate United States district court for the relief set forth in 
subsection (d).
    (b) Civil Actions by the Attorney General.--If the Attorney General 
of the United States has reasonable cause to believe that any person or 
group of persons is being, has been, or may be injured by reason of any 
violation of section 4 or 5, the Attorney General may commence a civil 
action in any appropriate United States district court for the relief 
set forth in subsections (d) and (e).
    (c) Civil Actions by State Attorneys General.--If the Attorney 
General of a State has reasonable cause to believe that any person or 
group of persons is being, has been, or may be injured by reason of any 
violation of section 4 or 5, such Attorney General may commence a civil 
action in the name of such State, as parens patriae on behalf of 
persons residing in such State, in any appropriate United States 
district court for the relief set forth in subsections (d) and (e).
    (d) Relief.--In any civil action brought under this section, the 
court may award appropriate relief, including temporary, preliminary, 
or permanent injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive damages, 
as well as the costs of suit and reasonable fees for attorneys and 
expert witnesses. Injunctive relief may include, where appropriate, an 
order temporarily or permanently enjoining the defendant from serving 
as an immigration consultant in any immigration matter.
    (e) Civil Penalties.--In addition to the relief provided for in 
subsection (d), which the Attorney General or any State Attorney 
General may seek on behalf of aggrieved parties, the court may also 
assess a civil penalty not exceeding $50,000 for first violations, and 
$100,000 for subsequent violations, when sought by the Attorney General 
of the United States or any State Attorney General.

SEC. 7. TASK FORCES.

    (a) Establishment of Task Forces.--The Attorney General shall 
establish task forces composed of Federal investigatory and 
prosecutorial personnel, and any State or local personnel who may be 
assigned by States to serve, in the eight districts determined by the 
Attorney General to contain the largest numbers of aliens subject to 
violations of sections 4 and 5. Such task forces shall investigate, 
criminally prosecute, and bring civil suits based on violations of 
sections 4 and 5, section 274C of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
section 1546 of title 18, United States Code, and any other applicable 
Federal or State laws.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Department of Justice $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2001, 2002, and 2003 to carry out this section.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
        expended.

SEC. 8. OUTREACH BY IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE.

    (a) Outreach Program.--The Commissioner of Immigration and 
Naturalization shall establish a program to inform aliens about--
            (1) the obligations of immigration consultants under this 
        Act;
            (2) methods of law enforcement, redress, and assistance 
        under this Act and any other related law, regulation, or 
        program established by the Immigration and Naturalization 
        Service or other Federal, State, or local agency; and
            (3) the hotline to be established under subsection (b).
    (b) Hotline.--The Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization 
shall establish a toll-free hotline to be used by aliens and others 
with knowledge or information of violations of sections 4 and 5, 
section 274C of the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 1546 of 
title 18, United States Code, or any related State or local laws. 
Callers shall be permitted to provide information anonymously. In 
situations deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of the Immigration 
and Naturalization Service, callers or information provided by callers 
shall be forwarded to appropriate Federal or State law enforcement 
authorities.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Department of Justice $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2001, 2002, and 2003 in order to carry out this section.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
        expended.

SEC. 9. CONFIDENTIALITY.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
neither the Attorney General nor any other official or employee of the 
Department of Justice or any bureau or agency thereof may use the 
information provided by any person (including an alien not lawfully 
present in the United States) in relation to a violation of sections 4 
and 5 for any purpose other than to carry out this Act. If such 
information is provided by an alien not lawfully present in the United 
States, such information shall not be used for the purpose of 
identifying or removing the person from the United States or imposing 
other sanctions against the person.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Attorney 
General or other official or employee of the Department of Justice, or 
bureau or agency thereof, determines that the information was not 
provided in good faith in conjunction with a credible report relating 
to a violation of this Act, but was provided in order to evade the 
application of Federal immigration law.
    (c) Criminal Penalty.--Whoever knowingly uses information in 
violation of this section shall be fined not more than $10,000.

SEC. 10. NONPREEMPTION OF MORE PROTECTIVE STATE AND LOCAL LAWS.

    The provisions of this Act supersede State laws, regulations, and 
municipal ordinances only to the extent such State and local laws 
impede the application of any provision of this Act. States and 
municipalities may impose requirements supplementing those imposed by 
this Act.

Directs the Attorney General to establish specified district task forces to enforce such provisions. Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to establish related outreach programs, including a toll-free hotline. Authorizes appropriations.
Provides for confidentiality of related information and criminal penalties for violations of such confidentiality.