Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000
PL 106-215 (H.R.4489), enacted 06/15/2000

PUBLIC LAW 1 0 6 - 2 1 5 - J U N E 15, 2000 
114 STAT. 337 
Public Law 106-215 
106th Congress 
An Act 
To amend section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1996, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Immigration and Naturalization 
Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000". 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 110 OF URIRA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1221 note) 
is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 110. INTEGRATED ENTRY AND EXIT DATA SYSTEM. 
"(a) REQUIREMENT.—^The Attorney General shall implement an 
integrated entry and exit data system. 
"(b) INTEGRATED ENTRY AND EXIT DATA SYSTEM DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this section, the term 'integrated entry and exit data 
system' means an electronic system that— 
"(1) provides access to, and integrates, alien arrival and 
departure data that are— 
"(A) authorized or required to be created or collected 
under law; 
"(B) in an electronic format; and 
"(C) in a data base of the Department of Justice or 
the Department of State, including those created or used 
at ports of entry and at consular offices; 
"(2) uses available data described in paragraph (1) to 
produce a report of arriving and departing aliens by country 
of nationality, classification as an immigrant or nonimmigrant, 
and date of arrival in, and departure from, the United States; 
"(3) matches an alien's available arrival data with the 
alien's available departure data; 
"(4) assists the Attorney General (and the Secretary of 
State, to the extent necessary to carry out such Secretary's 
obligations under immigration law) to identify, through on-
line searching procedures, lawfully admitted nonimmigrants 
who may have remained in the United States beyond the period 
authorized by the Attorney General; and 
"(5) otherwise uses available alien arrival and departure 
data described in paragraph (1) to permit the Attorney General 
to make the reports required under subsection (e). 
"(c) CONSTRUCTION.— 
June 15, 2000 
[H.R. 4489] 
Immigration and 
Naturalization 
Service Data 
Management 
Improvement Act 
of2000. 
8 u s e 1101 note. 
8 u s e 1365a. 
114 STAT. 338 
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"(1) No ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE DOCUMENTARY 
OR DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to permit the Attorney General or the Sec-
retary of State to impose any new documentary or data collec-
tion requirements on any person in order to satisfy the require-
ments of this section, including— 
"(A) requirements on any alien for whom the documen-
tary requirements in section 212(a)(7)(B) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)(B)) have been 
waived by the Attorney General and the Secretary of State 
under 
section 
212(d)(4)(B) 
of 
such 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(d)(4)(B)); or 
"(B) requirements that are inconsistent with the North 
American Free Trade Agreement. 
"(2) No REDUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to reduce or curtail any authority of the 
Attorney General or the Secretary of State under any other 
provision of law. 
"(d) DEADLINES.— 
"(1) AIRPORTS AND SEAPORTS.—^Not later than December 
31, 2003, the Attorney General shall implement the integrated 
entry and exit data system using available alien arrival and 
departure data described in subsection (b)(1) pertaining to 
aliens arriving in, or departing from, the United States at 
an airport or seaport. Such implementation shall include 
ensuring that such data, when collected or created by an 
immigration officer at an airport or seaport, are entered into 
the system and can be accessed by immigration officers at 
other airports and seaports. 
"(2) 
HIGH-TRAFFIC LAND BORDER PORTS OF ENTRY.—Not 
later than December 31, 2004, the Attorney General shall 
implement the integrated entry and exit data system using 
the data described in paragraph (1) and available alien arrival 
and departure data described in subsection (b)(1) pertaining 
to aliens arriving in, or departing from, the United States 
at the 50 land border ports of entry determined by the Attorney 
General to serve the highest numbers of arriving and departing 
aliens. Such implementation shall include ensuring that such 
data, when collected or created by an immigration officer at 
such a port of entry, are entered into the system and can 
be accessed by immigration officers at airports, seaports, and 
other such land border ports of entry. 
"(3) REMAINING DATA.—Not later than December 31, 2005, 
the Attorney General shall fully implement the integrated entry 
and exit data system using all data described in subsection 
(b)(1). Such implementation shall include ensuring that all 
such data are available to immigration officers at all ports 
of entry into the United States. 
"(e) REPORTS.— 
Deadline. 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 of each 
year following the commencement of implementation of the 
integrated entry and exit data system, the Attorney General 
shall use the system to prepare an annual report to the Commit-
tees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and 
of the Senate. 
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"(2) INFORMATION.—Each report shall include the following 
information with respect to the preceding fiscal year, and an 
analysis of that information: 
"(A) The number of aliens for whom departure data 
was collected during the reporting period, with an 
accounting by country of nationality of the departing alien. 
"(B) The number of departing aliens whose departure 
data was successfully matched to the alien's arrival data, 
with an accounting by the alien's country of nationality 
and by the alien's classification as an immigrant or non-
immigrant. 
"(C) The number of aliens who arrived pursuant to 
a nonimmigrant visa, or as a visitor under the visa waiver 
program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), for whom no matching departure 
data have been obtained through the system or through 
other means as of the end of the alien's authorized period 
of stay, with an accounting by the alien's country of nation-
ality and date of arrival in the United States. 
"(D) The number of lawfully admitted nonimmigrants 
identified as having remained in the United States beyond 
the period authorized by the Attorney General, with an 
accounting by the alien's country of nationality. 
"(f) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO SYSTEM.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (d), the Attorney 
General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall deter-
mine which officers and employees of the Departments of Jus-
tice and State may enter data into, and have access to the 
data contained in, the integrated entry and exit data system. 
"(2) OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.—The Attorney 
General, in the discretion of the Attorney General, may permit 
other Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials to 
have access to the data contained in the integrated entry and 
exit data system for law enforcement purposes. 
"(g) USE OF TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS.—^The Attorney 
General shall continuously update and improve the integrated entry 
and exit data system as technology improves and using the rec-
ommendations of the task force established under section 3 of 
the Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management 
Improvement Act of 2000. 
"(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—^There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal years 2001 through 2008.". 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—^The table of contents of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
is amended by amending the item relating to section 110 to read 
as follows: 
"Sec. 110. Integrated entry and exit data system.". 
SEC. 3. TASK FORCE. 
8 USC 1365a 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months after the date Deadline, 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Greneral, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the 
Secretary of the Treasury, shall establish a task force to carry 
out the duties described in subsection (c) (in this section referred 
to as the "Task Force"). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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(1) CHAIRPERSON; APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—The Task 
Force shall be composed of the Attorney General and 16 other 
members appointed in accordance with paragraph (2). The 
Attorney General shall be the chairperson and shall appoint 
the other members. 
(2) APPOINTMENT REQUIREMENTS.—In appointing the other 
members of the Task Force, the Attorney General shall 
include— 
(A) representatives of Federal, State, and local agencies 
with an interest in the duties of the Task Force, including 
representatives of agencies with an interest in— 
(i) immigration and naturalization; 
(ii) travel and tourism; 
(iii) transportation; 
(iv) trade; 
(v) law enforcement; 
(vi) national security; or 
(vii) the environment; and 
(B) private sector representatives of affected industries 
and groups. 
(3) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed for the life 
of the Task Force. Any vacancy shall be filled by the Attorney 
General. 
(4) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Task Force shall 
serve without compensation, and members who are officers 
or employees of the United States shall serve without com-
pensation in addition to that received for their services 
as officers or employees of the United States. 
(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the Task Force 
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in 
lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of 
agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code, while away from their homes or regular places 
of business in the performance of service for the Task 
Force. 
(c) DUTIES.—^The Task Force shall evaluate the following: 
(1) How the Attorney General can efficiently and effectively 
carry out section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1221 note), 
as amended by section 2 of this Act. 
(2) How the United States can improve the flow of traffic 
at airports, seaports, and land border ports of entry through— 
(A) enhancing systems for data collection and data 
sharing, including the integrated entry and exit data 
system described in section 110 of the Illegal Immigration 
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1221 note), as amended by section 2 of this Act, by better 
use of technology, resources, and personnel; 
(B) increasing cooperation between the public and pri-
vate sectors; 
(C) increasing cooperation among Federal agencies and 
among Federal and State agencies; and 
(D) modifying information technology systems while 
taking into account the different data systems, infrastruc-
ture, and processing procedures of airports, seaports, and 
land border ports of entry. 
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(3) The cost of implementing each of its recommendations. 
(d) STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may, without 
regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and 
terminate an executive director and such other additional per-
sonnel as may be necessary to enable the Task Force to perform 
its duties. The employment and termination of an executive 
director shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the 
members of the Task Force. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—The executive director shall be com-
pensated at a rate not to exceed the rate payable for level 
V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
United States Code. The Attorney General may fix the com-
pensation of other personnel without regard to the provisions 
of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, 
United States Code, relating to classification of positions and 
General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for 
such personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title. 
(3) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—^Any Federal 
Government employee, with the approval of the head of the 
appropriate Federal agency, may be detailed to the Task Force 
without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without 
interruption or loss of civil service status, benefits, or privilege. 
(4) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMITTENT SERV-
ICES.—The Attorney General may procure temporary and inter-
mittent services for the Task Force under section 3109(b) of 
title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals not to 
exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
5316 of such title. 
(5) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon the request 
of the Attorney General, the Administrator of General Services 
shall provide to the Task Force, on a reimbursable basis, the 
administrative support services necessary for the Task Force 
to carry out its responsibilities under this section. 
(e) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Task Force may, for the 
purpose of carrying out this section, hold hearings, sit and act 
at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the 
Task Force considers appropriate. 
(f) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Task Force may secure 
directly from any department or agency of the United States 
information necessary to enable it to carry out this section. Upon 
request of the Attorney General, the head of that department or 
agency shall furnish that information to the Task Force. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) DEADLINE.—^Not later than December 31, 2002, and 
not later than December 31 of each year thereafter in which 
the Task Force is in existence, the Attorney General shall 
submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives and of the Senate containing the 
findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Task Force. 
Each report shall also measure and evaluate how much progress 
the Task Force has i^iade, how much work remains, how long 
the remaining work will take to complete, and the cost of 
completing the remaining work. 
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(2) DELEGATION.—^The Attorney General may delegate to 
the Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, the 
responsibility for preparing and transmitting any such report. 
(h) LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—^The Attorney General shall make such 
legislative recommendations as the Attorney General deems 
appropriate— 
(A) to implement the recommendations of the Task 
Force; and 
(B) to obtain authorization for the appropriation of 
funds, the expenditure of receipts, or the reprogramming 
of existing funds to implement such recommendations. 
(2) DELEGATION.—The Attorney General may delegate to 
the Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, the 
responsibility for preparing and transmitting any such legisla-
tive recommendations. 
(i) TERMINATION.—^The Task Force shall terminate on a date 
designated by the Attorney General as the date on which the 
work of the Task Force has been completed. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal years 2001 through 2003. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING 
INTERNATIONAL 
BORDER MANAGEMENT COOPERATION. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Com-
merce, and the Secretary of the Treasury, should consult with 
affected foreign governments to improve border management 
cooperation. 
Approved June 15, 2000. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4489: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): 
May 23, considered and passed House. 
May 25, considered and passed Senate.