Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/3084

 119 STAT. 3066

PUBLIC LAW 109–162—JAN. 5, 2006

‘‘(i) An alien described in section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act who has been battered, abused, neglected, or abandoned, shall not be compelled to contact the alleged abuser (or family member of the alleged abuser) at any stage of applying for special immigrant juvenile status, including after a request for the consent of the Secretary of Homeland Security under section 101(a)(27)(J)(iii)(I) of such Act.’’. 49 USC 30301 note.

SEC. 827. PROTECTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CRIME VICTIMS FROM CERTAIN DISCLOSURES OF INFORMATION.

In developing regulations or guidance with regard to identification documents, including driver’s licenses, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Administrator of Social Security, shall consider and address the needs of victims, including victims of battery, extreme cruelty, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or trafficking, who are entitled to enroll in State address confidentiality programs, whose addresses are entitled to be suppressed under State or Federal law or suppressed by a court order, or who are protected from disclosure of information pursuant to section 384 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1367). Deadline. 8 USC 1101 note.

International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005. 8 USC 1101 note.

SEC. 828. RULEMAKING.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions contained in the Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act of 2000 (title V of Public Law 106–386), this Act, and the amendments made by this Act.

Subtitle D—International Marriage Broker Regulation SEC. 831. SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005’’. SEC. 832. ACCESS TO VAWA PROTECTION REGARDLESS OF MANNER OF ENTRY.

(a) INFORMATION ON CERTAIN CONVICTIONS AND LIMITATION ON PETITIONS FOR K NONIMMIGRANT PETITIONERS.— (1) 214(d) AMENDMENT.—Section 214(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(d)) is amended— (A) by striking ‘‘(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)(1)’’; (B) by inserting after the second sentence ‘‘Such information shall include information on any criminal convictions of the petitioner for any specified crime.’’; (C) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’ each place it appears; and (D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), a consular officer may not approve a petition under paragraph (1) unless the officer has verified that— ‘‘(i) the petitioner has not, previous to the pending petition, petitioned under paragraph (1) with respect to two or more applying aliens; and

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