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 PUBLIC LAW 106-396—OCT. 30, 2000 114 STAT. 1643 electronic form from their respective records systems regarding the admissibihty of ahens who are nationals of a program country. "(B) REQUIREMENTS.— The system under subparagraph (A) shall satisfy the following requirements: "(i) SUPPLYING INFORMATION TO IMMIGRATION OFFI- CERS CONDUCTING INSPECTIONS AT PORTS OF ENTRY. — Not later than October 1, 2002, the system shall enable Deadline. immigration officers conducting inspections at ports of entry under section 235 to obtain from the system, with respect to aliens seeking a waiver under the program— "(I) any photograph of the alien that may be contained in the records of the Department of State or the Service; and "(II) information on whether the alien has ever been determined to be ineligible to receive a visa or ineligible to be admitted to the United States. "(ii) SUPPLYING PHOTOGRAPHS OF INADMISSIBLE ALIENS.— The system shall permit the Attorney General electronically to obtain any photograph contained in the records of the Secretary of State pertaining to an alien who is a national of a program country and has been determined to be ineligible to receive a visa, "(iii) MAINTAINING RECORDS ON APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION. —The system shall maintain, for a minimum of 10 years, information about each application for admission made by an alien seeking a waiver under the program, including the following: "(I) The name or Service identification number of each immigration officer conducting the inspection of the alien at the port of entry. "(II) Any information described in clause (i) that is obtained from the system by any such officer. "(Ill) The results of the application.", (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 217(e)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(e)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking "and" at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ", and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(D) to collect, provide, and share passenger data as required under subsection (h)(1)(B).". SEC. 206. CONDITIONS FOR VISA REFUSAL ELIGIBILITY. Section 217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)), as amended by section 204(b) of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: "(6) COMPUTATION OF VISA REFUSAL RATES.— For purposes of determining the eligibility of a country to be designated as a program country, the calculation of visa refusal rates shall not include any visa refusals which incorporate any procedures based on, or are otherwise based on, race, sex, or disability, unless otherwise specifically authorized by law or regulation. No court shall have jurisdiction under this paragraph to review any visa refusal, the denial of admission to the

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