USA PATRIOT Act/Title IV

{{SECTION|SEC. 401.|SEC. 401}}. ENSURING ADEQUATE PERSONNEL ON THE NORTHERN BORDER.

 * The Attorney General is authorized to waive any FTE cap on personnel assigned to the Immigration and Naturalization Service on the Northern border.

{{SECTION|SEC. 402.|SEC. 402}}. NORTHERN BORDER PERSONNEL.

 * There are authorized to be appropriated—


 * (1) such sums as may be necessary to triple the number of Border Patrol personnel (from the number authorized under current law), and the necessary personnel and facilities to support such personnel, in each State along the Northern Border;


 * (2) such sums as may be necessary to triple the number of Customs Service personnel (from the number authorized under current law), and the necessary personnel and facilities to support such personnel, at ports of entry in each State along the Northern Border;


 * (3) such sums as may be necessary to triple the number of INS inspectors (from the number authorized on the date of the enactment of this Act), and the necessary personnel and facilities to support such personnel, at ports of entry in each State along the Northern Border; and


 * (4) an additional $50,000,000 each to the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Customs Service for purposes of making improvements in technology for monitoring the Northern Border and acquiring additional equipment at the Northern Border.

===. ACCESS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE INS TO CERTAIN IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IN THE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS OF VISA APPLICANTS AND APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE UNITED STATES.===


 * (a) Amendment of the Immigration and Nationality Act.— Section 105 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1105) is amended—


 * (1) in the section heading, by inserting `; DATA EXCHANGE' after `SECURITY OFFICERS';


 * (2) by inserting `(a)' after `SEC. 105.';


 * (3) in subsection (a), by inserting `and border' after `internal' the second place it appears; and


 * (4) by adding at the end the following:


 * `(b)(1) The Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide the Department of State and the Service access to the criminal history record information contained in the National Crime Information Center's Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III), Wanted Persons File, and to any other files maintained by the National Crime Information Center that may be mutually agreed upon by the Attorney General and the agency receiving the access, for the purpose of determining whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal history record indexed in any such file.


 * `(2) Such access shall be provided by means of extracts of the records for placement in the automated visa lookout or other appropriate database, and shall be provided without any fee or charge.


 * `(3) The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide periodic updates of the extracts at intervals mutually agreed upon with the agency receiving the access. Upon receipt of such updated extracts, the receiving agency shall make corresponding updates to its database and destroy previously provided extracts.


 * `(4) Access to an extract does not entitle the Department of State to obtain the full content of the corresponding automated criminal history record. To obtain the full content of a criminal history record, the Department of State shall submit the applicant's fingerprints and any appropriate fingerprint processing fee authorized by law to the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


 * `(c) The provision of the extracts described in subsection (b) may be reconsidered by the Attorney General and the receiving agency upon the development and deployment of a more cost-effective and efficient means of sharing the information.


 * `(d) For purposes of administering this section, the Department of State shall, prior to receiving access to NCIC data but not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, promulgate final regulations—


 * `(1) to implement procedures for the taking of fingerprints; and


 * `(2) to establish the conditions for the use of the information received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in order—


 * `(A) to limit the redissemination of such information;


 * `(B) to ensure that such information is used solely to determine whether or not to issue a visa to an alien or to admit an alien to the United States;


 * `(C) to ensure the security, confidentiality, and destruction of such information; and


 * `(D) to protect any privacy rights of individuals who are subjects of such information.'.


 * (b) Reporting requirement.— Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State jointly shall report to Congress on the implementation of the amendments made by this section.


 * (c) Technology standard to confirm identity.—


 * (1) In general.— The Attorney General and the Secretary of State jointly, through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and other Federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies the Attorney General or Secretary of State deems appropriate and in consultation with Congress, shall within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, develop and certify a technology standard that can be used to verify the identity of persons applying for a United States visa or such persons seeking to enter the United States pursuant to a visa for the purposes of conducting background checks, confirming identity, and ensuring that a person has not received a visa under a different name or such person seeking to enter the United States pursuant to a visa.


 * (2) Integrated.— The technology standard developed pursuant to paragraph (1), shall be the technological basis for a cross-agency, cross-platform electronic system that is a cost-effective, efficient, fully integrated means to share law enforcement and intelligence information necessary to confirm the identity of such persons applying for a United States visa or such person seeking to enter the United States pursuant to a visa.


 * (3) Accessible.— The electronic system described in paragraph (2), once implemented, shall be readily and easily accessible to—


 * (A) all consular officers responsible for the issuance of visas;


 * (B) all Federal inspection agents at all United States border inspection points; and


 * (C) all law enforcement and intelligence officers as determined by regulation to be responsible for investigation or identification of aliens admitted to the United States pursuant to a visa.


 * (4) Report.— Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall jointly, in consultation with the Secretary of Treasury, report to Congress describing the development, implementation, efficacy, and privacy implications of the technology standard and electronic database system described in this subsection.


 * (5) Funding.— There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection.


 * (d) Statutory construction.— Nothing in this section, or in any other law, shall be construed to limit the authority of the Attorney General or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide access to the criminal history record information contained in the National Crime Information Center's (NCIC) Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III), or to any other information maintained by the NCIC, to any Federal agency or officer authorized to enforce or administer the immigration laws of the United States, for the purpose of such enforcement or administration, upon terms that are consistent with the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Act of 1998 (subtitle A of title II of Public Law 105-251; 42 U.S.C. 14611-16) and section 552a of title 5, United States Code.

{{SECTION|SEC. 404.|SEC. 404}}. LIMITED AUTHORITY TO PAY OVERTIME.

 * The matter under the headings `Immigration And Naturalization Service: Salaries and Expenses, Enforcement And Border Affairs' and `Immigration And Naturalization Service: Salaries and Expenses, Citizenship And Benefits, Immigration And Program Direction' in the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Appendix B (H.R. 5548) of Public Law 106-553 (114 Stat. 2762A-58 to 2762A-59)) is amended by striking the following each place it occurs: `Provided, That none of the funds available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall be available to pay any employee overtime pay in an amount in excess of $30,000 during the calendar year beginning January 1, 2001:'.

{{SECTION|SEC. 405.|SEC. 405}}. REPORT ON THE INTEGRATED AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR PORTS OF ENTRY AND OVERSEAS CONSULAR POSTS.

 * (a) In general.— The Attorney General, in consultation with the appropriate heads of other Federal agencies, including the Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Transportation, shall report to Congress on the feasibility of enhancing the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other identification systems in order to better identify a person who holds a foreign passport or a visa and may be wanted in connection with a criminal investigation in the United States or abroad, before the issuance of a visa to that person or the entry or exit from the United States by that person.


 * (b) Authorization of appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated not less than $2,000,000 to carry out this section.

{{SECTION|SEC. 411.|SEC. 411}}. DEFINITIONS RELATING TO TERRORISM.

 * (a) Grounds of inadmissibility.— Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended—


 * (1) in subparagraph (B)—


 * (A) in clause (i)—


 * (i) by amending subclause (IV) to read as follows:


 * `(IV) is a representative (as defined in clause (v)) of—


 * `(aa) a foreign terrorist organization, as designated by the Secretary of State under section 219, or


 * `(bb) a political, social or other similar group whose public endorsement of acts of terrorist activity the Secretary of State has determined undermines United States efforts to reduce or eliminate terrorist activities,';


 * (ii) in subclause (V), by inserting `or' after `section 219,'; and


 * (iii) by adding at the end the following new subclauses:


 * `(VI) has used the alien's position of prominence within any country to endorse or espouse terrorist activity, or to persuade others to support terrorist activity or a terrorist organization, in a way that the Secretary of State has determined undermines United States efforts to reduce or eliminate terrorist activities, or


 * `(VII) is the spouse or child of an alien who is inadmissible under this section, if the activity causing the alien to be found inadmissible occurred within the last 5 years,';


 * (B) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) as clauses (iii), (iv), and (v), respectively;


 * (C) in clause (i)(II), by striking `clause (iii)' and inserting `clause (iv)';


 * (D) by inserting after clause (i) the following:


 * `(ii) Exception.— Subclause (VII) of clause (i) does not apply to a spouse or child—


 * `(I) who did not know or should not reasonably have known of the activity causing the alien to be found inadmissible under this section; or


 * `(II) whom the consular officer or Attorney General has reasonable grounds to believe has renounced the activity causing the alien to be found inadmissible under this section.';


 * (E) in clause (iii) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B))—


 * (i) by inserting `it had been' before `committed in the United States'; and


 * (ii) in subclause (V)(b), by striking `or firearm' and inserting `, firearm, or other weapon or dangerous device';


 * (F) by amending clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) to read as follows:


 * `(iv) Engage in terrorist activity defined.— As used in this chapter, the term `engage in terrorist activity' means, in an individual capacity or as a member of an organization—


 * `(I) to commit or to incite to commit, under circumstances indicating an intention to cause death or serious bodily injury, a terrorist activity;


 * `(II) to prepare or plan a terrorist activity;


 * `(III) to gather information on potential targets for terrorist activity;


 * `(IV) to solicit funds or other things of value for—


 * `(aa) a terrorist activity;


 * `(bb) a terrorist organization described in clause (vi)(I) or (vi)(II); or


 * `(cc) a terrorist organization described in clause (vi)(III), unless the solicitor can demonstrate that he did not know, and should not reasonably have known, that the solicitation would further the organization's terrorist activity;


 * `(V) to solicit any individual—


 * `(aa) to engage in conduct otherwise described in this clause;


 * `(bb) for membership in a terrorist organization described in clause (vi)(I) or (vi)(II); or


 * `(cc) for membership in a terrorist organization described in clause (vi)(III), unless the solicitor can demonstrate that he did not know, and should not reasonably have known, that the solicitation would further the organization's terrorist activity; or


 * `(VI) to commit an act that the actor knows, or reasonably should know, affords material support, including a safe house, transportation, communications, funds, transfer of funds or other material financial benefit, false documentation or identification, weapons (including chemical, biological, or radiological weapons), explosives, or training—


 * `(aa) for the commission of a terrorist activity;


 * `(bb) to any individual who the actor knows, or reasonably should know, has committed or plans to commit a terrorist activity;


 * `(cc) to a terrorist organization described in clause (vi)(I) or (vi)(II); or


 * `(dd) to a terrorist organization described in clause (vi)(III), unless the actor can demonstrate that he did not know, and should not reasonably have known, that the act would further the organization's terrorist activity.


 * This clause shall not apply to any material support the alien afforded to an organization or individual that has committed terrorist activity, if the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Attorney General, or the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of State, concludes in his sole unreviewable discretion, that this clause should not apply.'; and


 * (G) by adding at the end the following new clause:


 * `(vi) Terrorist organization defined.— As used in clause (i)(VI) and clause (iv), the term `terrorist organization' means an organization—


 * `(I) designated under section 219;


 * `(II) otherwise designated, upon publication in the Federal Register, by the Secretary of State in consultation with or upon the request of the Attorney General, as a terrorist organization, after finding that the organization engages in the activities described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of clause (iv), or that the organization provides material support to further terrorist activity; or


 * `(III) that is a group of two or more individuals, whether organized or not, which engages in the activities described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of clause (iv).'; and


 * (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:


 * `(F) Association with terrorist organizations.— Any alien who the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Attorney General, or the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of State, determines has been associated with a terrorist organization and intends while in the United States to engage solely, principally, or incidentally in activities that could endanger the welfare, safety, or security of the United States is inadmissible.'.


 * (b) Conforming amendments.—


 * (1) Section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)) is amended by striking `section 212(a)(3)(B)(iii)' and inserting `section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv)'.


 * (2) Section 208(b)(2)(A)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A)(v)) is amended by striking `or (IV)' and inserting `(IV), or (VI)'.


 * (c) Retroactive application of amendments.—


 * (1) In general.— Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to—


 * (A) actions taken by an alien before, on, or after such date; and


 * (B) all aliens, without regard to the date of entry or attempted entry into the United States—


 * (i) in removal proceedings on or after such date (except for proceedings in which there has been a final administrative decision before such date); or


 * (ii) seeking admission to the United States on or after such date.


 * (2) Special rule for aliens in exclusion or deportation proceedings.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sections 212(a)(3)(B) and 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by this Act, shall apply to all aliens in exclusion or deportation proceedings on or after the date of the enactment of this Act (except for proceedings in which there has been a final administrative decision before such date) as if such proceedings were removal proceedings.


 * (3) Special rule for section 219 organizations and organizations designated under section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(II).—


 * (A) In general.— Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), no alien shall be considered inadmissible under section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)), or deportable under section 237(a)(4)(B) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)), by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a), on the ground that the alien engaged in a terrorist activity described in subclause (IV)(bb), (V)(bb), or (VI)(cc) of section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv) of such Act (as so amended) with respect to a group at any time when the group was not a terrorist organization designated by the Secretary of State under section 219 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or otherwise designated under section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(II) of such Act (as so amended).


 * (B) Statutory construction.— Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed to prevent an alien from being considered inadmissible or deportable for having engaged in a terrorist activity—


 * (i) described in subclause (IV)(bb), (V)(bb), or (VI)(cc) of section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv) of such Act (as so amended) with respect to a terrorist organization at any time when such organization was designated by the Secretary of State under section 219 of such Act or otherwise designated under section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(II) of such Act (as so amended); or


 * (ii) described in subclause (IV)(cc), (V)(cc), or (VI)(dd) of section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv) of such Act (as so amended) with respect to a terrorist organization described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) of such Act (as so amended).


 * (4) Exception.— The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General, may determine that the amendments made by this section shall not apply with respect to actions by an alien taken outside the United States before the date of the enactment of this Act upon the recommendation of a consular officer who has concluded that there is not reasonable ground to believe that the alien knew or reasonably should have known that the actions would further a terrorist activity.


 * (c) Designation of foreign terrorist organizations.— Section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)) is amended—


 * (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting `or terrorism (as defined in section 140(d)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(d)(2)), or retains the capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity or terrorism' after `212(a)(3)(B)';


 * (2) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting `or terrorism' after `terrorist activity';


 * (3) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows:


 * `(A) Notice.—


 * `(i) To congressional leaders.— Seven days before making a designation under this subsection, the Secretary shall, by classified communication, notify the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the Senate, and the members of the relevant committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in writing, of the intent to designate an organization under this subsection, together with the findings made under paragraph (1) with respect to that organization, and the factual basis therefor.


 * `(ii) Publication in federal register.— The Secretary shall publish the designation in the Federal Register seven days after providing the notification under clause (i).';


 * (4) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking `subparagraph (A)' and inserting `subparagraph (A)(ii)';


 * (5) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking `paragraph (2)' and inserting `paragraph (2)(A)(i)';


 * (6) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking `subsection (c)' and inserting `subsection (b)';


 * (7) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting after the first sentence the following: `The Secretary also may redesignate such organization at the end of any 2-year redesignation period (but not sooner than 60 days prior to the termination of such period) for an additional 2-year period upon a finding that the relevant circumstances described in paragraph (1) still exist. Any redesignation shall be effective immediately following the end of the prior 2-year designation or redesignation period unless a different effective date is provided in such redesignation.';


 * (8) in paragraph (6)(A)—


 * (A) by inserting `or a redesignation made under paragraph (4)(B)' after `paragraph (1)';


 * (B) in clause (i)—


 * (i) by inserting `or redesignation' after `designation' the first place it appears; and


 * (ii) by striking `of the designation'; and


 * (C) in clause (ii), by striking `of the designation';


 * (9) in paragraph (6)(B)—


 * (A) by striking `through (4)' and inserting `and (3)'; and


 * (B) by inserting at the end the following new sentence: `Any revocation shall take effect on the date specified in the revocation or upon publication in the Federal Register if no effective date is specified.';


 * (10) in paragraph (7), by inserting `, or the revocation of a redesignation under paragraph (6),' after `paragraph (5) or (6)'; and


 * (11) in paragraph (8)—


 * (A) by striking `paragraph (1)(B)' and inserting `paragraph (2)(B), or if a redesignation under this subsection has become effective under paragraph (4)(B)';


 * (B) by inserting `or an alien in a removal proceeding' after `criminal action'; and


 * (C) by inserting `or redesignation' before `as a defense'.

{{SECTION|SEC. 412.|SEC. 412}}. MANDATORY DETENTION OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS; HABEAS CORPUS; JUDICIAL REVIEW.

 * (a) In general.— The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 236 the following:

`Mandatory detention of suspected terrorists; Habeas corpus; Judicial review


 * `Sec. 236A. (a) Detention of terrorist aliens.—


 * `(1) Custody.— The Attorney General shall take into custody any alien who is certified under paragraph (3).


 * `(2) Release.— Except as provided in paragraphs (5) and (6), the Attorney General shall maintain custody of such an alien until the alien is removed from the United States. Except as provided in paragraph (6), such custody shall be maintained irrespective of any relief from removal for which the alien may be eligible, or any relief from removal granted the alien, until the Attorney General determines that the alien is no longer an alien who may be certified under paragraph (3). If the alien is finally determined not to be removable, detention pursuant to this subsection shall terminate.


 * `(3) Certification.— The Attorney General may certify an alien under this paragraph if the Attorney General has reasonable grounds to believe that the alien—


 * `(A) is described in section 212(a)(3)(A)(i), 212(a)(3)(A)(iii), 212(a)(3)(B), 237(a)(4)(A)(i), 237(a)(4)(A)(iii), or 237(a)(4)(B); or


 * `(B) is engaged in any other activity that endangers the national security of the United States.


 * `(4) Nondelegation.— The Attorney General may delegate the authority provided under paragraph (3) only to the Deputy Attorney General. The Deputy Attorney General may not delegate such authority.


 * `(5) Commencement of proceedings.— The Attorney General shall place an alien detained under paragraph (1) in removal proceedings, or shall charge the alien with a criminal offense, not later than 7 days after the commencement of such detention. If the requirement of the preceding sentence is not satisfied, the Attorney General shall release the alien.


 * `(6) Limitation on indefinite detention.— An alien detained solely under paragraph (1) who has not been removed under section 241(a)(1)(A), and whose removal is unlikely in the reasonably foreseeable future, may be detained for additional periods of up to six months only if the release of the alien will threaten the national security of the United States or the safety of the community or any person.


 * `(7) Review of certification.— The Attorney General shall review the certification made under paragraph (3) every 6 months. If the Attorney General determines, in the Attorney General's discretion, that the certification should be revoked, the alien may be released on such conditions as the Attorney General deems appropriate, unless such release is otherwise prohibited by law. The alien may request each 6 months in writing that the Attorney General reconsider the certification and may submit documents or other evidence in support of that request.


 * `(b) Habeas corpus and judicial review.—


 * `(1) In general.— Judicial review of any action or decision relating to this section (including judicial review of the merits of a determination made under subsection (a)(3) or (a)(6)) is available exclusively in habeas corpus proceedings consistent with this subsection. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, no court shall have jurisdiction to review, by habeas corpus petition or otherwise, any such action or decision.


 * `(2) Application.—


 * `(A) In general.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 2241(a) of title 28, United States Code, habeas corpus proceedings described in paragraph (1) may be initiated only by an application filed with—


 * `(i) the Supreme Court;


 * `(ii) any justice of the Supreme Court;


 * `(iii) any circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; or


 * `(iv) any district court otherwise having jurisdiction to entertain it.


 * `(B) Application transfer.— Section 2241(b) of title 28, United States Code, shall apply to an application for a writ of habeas corpus described in subparagraph (A).


 * `(3) Appeals.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 2253 of title 28, in habeas corpus proceedings described in paragraph (1) before a circuit or district judge, the final order shall be subject to review, on appeal, by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. There shall be no right of appeal in such proceedings to any other circuit court of appeals.


 * `(4) Rule of decision.— The law applied by the Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall be regarded as the rule of decision in habeas corpus proceedings described in paragraph (1).


 * `(c) Statutory construction.— The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any other provision of this Act.'.


 * (b) Clerical amendment.— The table of contents of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 236 the following:


 * `Sec. 236A. Mandatory detention of suspected terrorist; habeas corpus; judicial review.'.


 * (c) Reports.— Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, with respect to the reporting period, on—


 * (1) the number of aliens certified under section 236A(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by subsection (a);


 * (2) the grounds for such certifications;


 * (3) the nationalities of the aliens so certified;


 * (4) the length of the detention for each alien so certified; and


 * (5) the number of aliens so certified who—


 * (A) were granted any form of relief from removal;


 * (B) were removed;


 * (C) the Attorney General has determined are no longer aliens who may be so certified; or


 * (D) were released from detention.

{{SECTION|SEC. 413.|SEC. 413}}. MULTILATERAL COOPERATION AGAINST TERRORISTS.

 * Section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) is amended—


 * (1) by striking `except that in the discretion of' and inserting the following: `except that—


 * `(1) in the discretion of'; and


 * (2) by adding at the end the following:


 * `(2) the Secretary of State, in the Secretary's discretion and on the basis of reciprocity, may provide to a foreign government information in the Department of State's computerized visa lookout database and, when necessary and appropriate, other records covered by this section related to information in the database—


 * `(A) with regard to individual aliens, at any time on a case-by-case basis for the purpose of preventing, investigating, or punishing acts that would constitute a crime in the United States, including, but not limited to, terrorism or trafficking in controlled substances, persons, or illicit weapons; or


 * `(B) with regard to any or all aliens in the database, pursuant to such conditions as the Secretary of State shall establish in an agreement with the foreign government in which that government agrees to use such information and records for the purposes described in subparagraph (A) or to deny visas to persons who would be inadmissible to the United States.'.

{{SECTION|SEC. 414.|SEC. 414}}. VISA INTEGRITY AND SECURITY.

 * (a) Sense of congress regarding the need to expedite implementation of integrated entry and exit data system.—


 * (1) Sense of congress.— In light of the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the United States on September 11, 2001, it is the sense of the Congress that—


 * (A) the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, should fully implement the integrated entry and exit data system for airports, seaports, and land border ports of entry, as specified in section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1365a), with all deliberate speed and as expeditiously as practicable; and


 * (B) the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Office of Homeland Security, should immediately begin establishing the Integrated Entry and Exit Data System Task Force, as described in section 3 of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-215).


 * (2) Authorization of appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to fully implement the system described in paragraph (1)(A).


 * (b) Development of the system.— In the development of the integrated entry and exit data system under section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1365a), the Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall particularly focus on—


 * (1) the utilization of biometric technology; and


 * (2) the development of tamper-resistant documents readable at ports of entry.


 * (c) Interface with law enforcement databases.— The entry and exit data system described in this section shall be able to interface with law enforcement databases for use by Federal law enforcement to identify and detain individuals who pose a threat to the national security of the United States.


 * (d) Report on screening information.— Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Office of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress on the information that is needed from any United States agency to effectively screen visa applicants and applicants for admission to the United States to identify those affiliated with terrorist organizations or those that pose any threat to the safety or security of the United States, including the type of information currently received by United States agencies and the regularity with which such information is transmitted to the Secretary of State and the Attorney General.

{{SECTION|SEC. 415.|SEC. 415}}. PARTICIPATION OF OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY ON ENTRY-EXIT TASK FORCE.

 * Section 3 of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-215) is amended by striking `and the Secretary of the Treasury,' and inserting `the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Office of Homeland Security'.

{{SECTION|SEC. 416.|SEC. 416}}. FOREIGN STUDENT MONITORING PROGRAM.

 * (a) Full implementation and expansion of foreign student visa monitoring program required.— The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall fully implement and expand the program established by section 641(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372(a)).


 * (b) Integration with port of entry information.— For each alien with respect to whom information is collected under section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372), the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall include information on the date of entry and port of entry.


 * (c) Expansion of system to include other approved educational institutions.— Section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.1372) is amended—


 * (1) in subsection (a)(1), subsection (c)(4)(A), and subsection (d)(1) (in the text above subparagraph (A)), by inserting `, other approved educational institutions,' after `higher education' each place it appears;


 * (2) in subsections (c)(1)(C), (c)(1)(D), and (d)(1)(A), by inserting `, or other approved educational institution,' after `higher education' each place it appears;


 * (3) in subsections (d)(2), (e)(1), and (e)(2), by inserting `, other approved educational institution,' after `higher education' each place it appears; and


 * (4) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:


 * `(3) Other approved educational institution.— The term `other approved educational institution' includes any air flight school, language training school, or vocational school, approved by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of State, under subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.'.


 * (d) Authorization of appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice $36,800,000 for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on January 1, 2003, to fully implement and expand prior to January 1, 2003, the program established by section 641(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1372(a)).

{{SECTION|SEC. 417.|SEC. 417}}. MACHINE READABLE PASSPORTS.

 * (a) Audits.— The Secretary of State shall, each fiscal year until September 30, 2007—


 * (1) perform annual audits of the implementation of section 217(c)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(2)(B));


 * (2) check for the implementation of precautionary measures to prevent the counterfeiting and theft of passports; and


 * (3) ascertain that countries designated under the visa waiver program have established a program to develop tamper-resistant passports.


 * (b) Periodic reports.— Beginning one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter until 2007, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to Congress setting forth the findings of the most recent audit conducted under subsection (a)(1).


 * (c) Advancing deadline for satisfaction of requirement.— Section 217(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(3)) is amended by striking `2007' and inserting `2003'.


 * (d) Waiver.— Section 217(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(3)) is amended—


 * (1) by striking `On or after' and inserting the following:


 * `(A) In general.— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), on or after'; and


 * (2) by adding at the end the following:


 * `(B) Limited waiver authority.— For the period beginning October 1, 2003, and ending September 30, 2007, the Secretary of State may waive the requirement of subparagraph (A) with respect to nationals of a program country (as designated under subsection (c)), if the Secretary of State finds that the program country—


 * `(i) is making progress toward ensuring that passports meeting the requirement of subparagraph (A) are generally available to its nationals; and


 * `(ii) has taken appropriate measures to protect against misuse of passports the country has issued that do not meet the requirement of subparagraph (A).'.

{{SECTION|SEC. 418.|SEC. 418}}. PREVENTION OF CONSULATE SHOPPING.

 * (a) Review.— The Secretary of State shall review how consular officers issue visas to determine if consular shopping is a problem.


 * (b) Actions to be taken.— If the Secretary of State determines under subsection (a) that consular shopping is a problem, the Secretary shall take steps to address the problem and shall submit a report to Congress describing what action was taken.

{{SECTION|SEC. 421.|SEC. 421}}. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS.

 * (a) In general.— For purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), the Attorney General may provide an alien described in subsection (b) with the status of a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a(27)), if the alien—


 * (1) files with the Attorney General a petition under section 204 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) for classification under section 203(b)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)); and


 * (2) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa and is otherwise admissible to the United States for permanent residence, except in determining such admissibility, the grounds for inadmissibility specified in section 212(a)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)) shall not apply.


 * (b) Aliens described.—


 * (1) Principal alien.— An alien is described in this subsection if—


 * (A) the alien was the beneficiary of—


 * (i) a petition that was filed with the Attorney General on or before September 11, 2001—


 * (I) under section 204 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) to classify the alien as a family-sponsored immigrant under section 203(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or as an employment-based immigrant under section 203(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)); or


 * (II) under section 214(d) (8 U.S.C. 1184(d)) of such Act to authorize the issuance of a nonimmigrant visa to the alien under section 101(a)(15)(K) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(K)); or


 * (ii) an application for labor certification under section 212(a)(5)(A) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A)) that was filed under regulations of the Secretary of Labor on or before such date; and


 * (B) such petition or application was revoked or terminated (or otherwise rendered null), either before or after its approval, due to a specified terrorist activity that directly resulted in—


 * (i) the death or disability of the petitioner, applicant, or alien beneficiary; or


 * (ii) loss of employment due to physical damage to, or destruction of, the business of the petitioner or applicant.


 * (2) Spouses and children.—


 * (A) In general.— An alien is described in this subsection if—


 * (i) the alien was, on September 10, 2001, the spouse or child of a principal alien described in paragraph (1); and


 * (ii) the alien—


 * (I) is accompanying such principal alien; or


 * (II) is following to join such principal alien not later than September 11, 2003.


 * (B) Construction.— For purposes of construing the terms `accompanying' and `following to join' in subparagraph (A)(ii), any death of a principal alien that is described in paragraph (1)(B)(i) shall be disregarded.


 * (3) Grandparents of orphans.— An alien is described in this subsection if the alien is a grandparent of a child, both of whose parents died as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity, if either of such deceased parents was, on September 10, 2001, a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.


 * (c) Priority date.— Immigrant visas made available under this section shall be issued to aliens in the order in which a petition on behalf of each such alien is filed with the Attorney General under subsection (a)(1), except that if an alien was assigned a priority date with respect to a petition described in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i), the alien may maintain that priority date.


 * (d) Numerical limitations.— For purposes of the application of sections 201 through 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151-1153) in any fiscal year, aliens eligible to be provided status under this section shall be treated as special immigrants described in section 101(a)(27) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) who are not described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (K) of such section.

{{SECTION|SEC. 422.|SEC. 422}}. EXTENSION OF FILING OR REENTRY DEADLINES.

 * (a) Automatic extension of nonimmigrant status.—


 * (1) In general.— Notwithstanding section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184), in the case of an alien described in paragraph (2) who was lawfully present in the United States as a nonimmigrant on September 10, 2001, the alien may remain lawfully in the United States in the same nonimmigrant status until the later of—


 * (A) the date such lawful nonimmigrant status otherwise would have terminated if this subsection had not been enacted; or


 * (B) 1 year after the death or onset of disability described in paragraph (2).


 * (2) Aliens described.—


 * (A) Principal aliens.— An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien was disabled as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity.


 * (B) Spouses and children.— An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien was, on September 10, 2001, the spouse or child of—


 * (i) a principal alien described in subparagraph (A); or


 * (ii) an alien who died as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity.


 * (3) Authorized employment.— During the period in which a principal alien or alien spouse is in lawful nonimmigrant status under paragraph (1), the alien shall be provided an `employment authorized' endorsement or other appropriate document signifying authorization of employment not later than 30 days after the alien requests such authorization.


 * (b) New deadlines for extension or change of nonimmigrant status.—


 * (1) Filing delays.— In the case of an alien who was lawfully present in the United States as a nonimmigrant on September 10, 2001, if the alien was prevented from filing a timely application for an extension or change of nonimmigrant status as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity, the alien's application shall be considered timely filed if it is filed not later than 60 days after it otherwise would have been due.


 * (2) Departure delayes.— In the case of an alien who was lawfully present in the United States as a nonimmigrant on September 10, 2001, if the alien is unable timely to depart the United States as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity, the alien shall not be considered to have been unlawfully present in the United States during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on the date of the alien's departure, if such departure occurs on or before November 11, 2001.


 * (3) Special rule for aliens unable to return from abroad.—


 * (A) Principal aliens.— In the case of an alien who was in a lawful nonimmigrant status on September 10, 2001, but who was not present in the United States on such date, if the alien was prevented from returning to the United States in order to file a timely application for an extension of nonimmigrant status as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity—


 * (i) the alien's application shall be considered timely filed if it is filed not later than 60 days after it otherwise would have been due; and


 * (ii) the alien's lawful nonimmigrant status shall be considered to continue until the later of—


 * (I) the date such status otherwise would have terminated if this subparagraph had not been enacted; or


 * (II) the date that is 60 days after the date on which the application described in clause (i) otherwise would have been due.


 * (B) Spouses and children.— In the case of an alien who is the spouse or child of a principal alien described in subparagraph (A), if the spouse or child was in a lawful nonimmigrant status on September 10, 2001, the spouse or child may remain lawfully in the United States in the same nonimmigrant status until the later of—


 * (i) the date such lawful nonimmigrant status otherwise would have terminated if this subparagraph had not been enacted; or


 * (ii) the date that is 60 days after the date on which the application described in subparagraph (A) otherwise would have been due.


 * (4) Circumstances preventing timely action.—


 * (A) Filing delays.— For purposes of paragraph (1), circumstances preventing an alien from timely acting are—


 * (i) office closures;


 * (ii) mail or courier service cessations or delays; and


 * (iii) other closures, cessations, or delays affecting case processing or travel necessary to satisfy legal requirements.


 * (B) Departure and return delays.— For purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3), circumstances preventing an alien from timely acting are—


 * (i) office closures;


 * (ii) airline flight cessations or delays; and


 * (iii) other closures, cessations, or delays affecting case processing or travel necessary to satisfy legal requirements.


 * (c) Diversity immigrants.—


 * (1) Waiver of fiscal year limitation.— Notwithstanding section 203(e)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(e)(2)), an immigrant visa number issued to an alien under section 203(c) of such Act for fiscal year 2001 may be used by the alien during the period beginning on October 1, 2001, and ending on April 1, 2002, if the alien establishes that the alien was prevented from using it during fiscal year 2001 as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity.


 * (2) Worldwide level.— In the case of an alien entering the United States as a lawful permanent resident, or adjusting to that status, under paragraph (1) or (3), the alien shall be counted as a diversity immigrant for fiscal year 2001 for purposes of section 201(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(e)), unless the worldwide level under such section for such year has been exceeded, in which case the alien shall be counted as a diversity immigrant for fiscal year 2002.


 * (3) Treatment of family members of certain aliens.— In the case of a principal alien issued an immigrant visa number under section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(c)) for fiscal year 2001, if such principal alien died as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity, the aliens who were, on September 10, 2001, the spouse and children of such principal alien shall, until June 30, 2002, if not otherwise entitled to an immigrant status and the immediate issuance of a visa under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 203 of such Act, be entitled to the same status, and the same order of consideration, that would have been provided to such alien spouse or child under section 203(d) of such Act as if the principal alien were not deceased and as if the spouse or child's visa application had been adjudicated by September 30, 2001.


 * (4) Circumstances preventing timely action.— For purposes of paragraph (1), circumstances preventing an alien from using an immigrant visa number during fiscal year 2001 are—


 * (A) office closures;


 * (B) mail or courier service cessations or delays;


 * (C) airline flight cessations or delays; and


 * (D) other closures, cessations, or delays affecting case processing or travel necessary to satisfy legal requirements.


 * (d) Extension of expiration of immigrant visas.—


 * (1) In general.— Notwithstanding the limitations under section 221(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(c)), in the case of any immigrant visa issued to an alien that expires or expired before December 31, 2001, if the alien was unable to effect entry into the United States as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity, then the period of validity of the visa is extended until December 31, 2001, unless a longer period of validity is otherwise provided under this subtitle.


 * (2) Circumstances preventing entry.— For purposes of this subsection, circumstances preventing an alien from effecting entry into the United States are—


 * (A) office closures;


 * (B) airline flight cessations or delays; and


 * (C) other closures, cessations, or delays affecting case processing or travel necessary to satisfy legal requirements.


 * (e) Grants of parole extended.—


 * (1) In general.— In the case of any parole granted by the Attorney General under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) that expires on a date on or after September 11, 2001, if the alien beneficiary of the parole was unable to return to the United States prior to the expiration date as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity, the parole is deemed extended for an additional 90 days.


 * (2) Circumstances preventing return.— For purposes of this subsection, circumstances preventing an alien from timely returning to the United States are—


 * (A) office closures;


 * (B) airline flight cessations or delays; and


 * (C) other closures, cessations, or delays affecting case processing or travel necessary to satisfy legal requirements.


 * (f) Voluntary departure.— Notwithstanding section 240B of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229c), if a period for voluntary departure under such section expired during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on October 11, 2001, such voluntary departure period is deemed extended for an additional 30 days.

{{SECTION|SEC. 423.|SEC. 423}}. HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOR CERTAIN SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.

 * (a) Treatment as immediate relatives.—


 * (1) Spouses.— Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)), in the case of an alien who was the spouse of a citizen of the United States at the time of the citizen's death and was not legally separated from the citizen at the time of the citizen's death, if the citizen died as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity, the alien (and each child of the alien) shall be considered, for purposes of section 201(b) of such Act, to remain an immediate relative after the date of the citizen's death, but only if the alien files a petition under section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii) of such Act within 2 years after such date and only until the date the alien remarries. For purposes of such section 204(a)(1)(A)(ii), an alien granted relief under the preceding sentence shall be considered an alien spouse described in the second sentence of section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of such Act.


 * (2) Children.—


 * (A) In general.— In the case of an alien who was the child of a citizen of the United States at the time of the citizen's death, if the citizen died as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity, the alien shall be considered, for purposes of section 201(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)), to remain an immediate relative after the date of the citizen's death (regardless of changes in age or marital status thereafter), but only if the alien files a petition under subparagraph (B) within 2 years after such date.


 * (B) Petitions.— An alien described in subparagraph (A) may file a petition with the Attorney General for classification of the alien under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)). For purposes of such Act, such a petition shall be considered a petition filed under section 204(a)(1)(A) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)).


 * (b) Spouses, children, unmarried sons and daughters of lawful permanent resident aliens.—


 * (1) In general.— Any spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of an alien described in paragraph (3) who is included in a petition for classification as a family-sponsored immigrant under section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(2)) that was filed by such alien before September 11, 2001, shall be considered (if the spouse, child, son, or daughter has not been admitted or approved for lawful permanent residence by such date) a valid petitioner for preference status under such section with the same priority date as that assigned prior to the death described in paragraph (3)(A). No new petition shall be required to be filed. Such spouse, child, son, or daughter may be eligible for deferred action and work authorization.


 * (2) Self-petitions.— Any spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of an alien described in paragraph (3) who is not a beneficiary of a petition for classification as a family-sponsored immigrant under section 203(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act may file a petition for such classification with the Attorney General, if the spouse, child, son, or daughter was present in the United States on September 11, 2001. Such spouse, child, son, or daughter may be eligible for deferred action and work authorization.


 * (3) Aliens described.— An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien—


 * (A) died as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity; and


 * (B) on the day of such death, was lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.


 * (c) Application for adjustment of status by surviving spouses and children of employment-based immigrants.—


 * (1) In general.— Any alien who was, on September 10, 2001, the spouse or child of an alien described in paragraph (2), and who applied for adjustment of status prior to the death described in paragraph (2)(A), may have such application adjudicated as if such death had not occurred.


 * (2) Aliens described.— An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien—


 * (A) died as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity; and


 * (B) on the day before such death, was—


 * (i) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States by reason of having been allotted a visa under section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)); or


 * (ii) an applicant for adjustment of status to that of an alien described in clause (i), and admissible to the United States for permanent residence.


 * (d) Waiver of public charge grounds.— In determining the admissibility of any alien accorded an immigration benefit under this section, the grounds for inadmissibility specified in section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)) shall not apply.

{{SECTION|SEC. 424.|SEC. 424}}. `AGE-OUT´ PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN.

 * For purposes of the administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), in the case of an alien—


 * (1) whose 21st birthday occurs in September 2001, and who is the beneficiary of a petition or application filed under such Act on or before September 11, 2001, the alien shall be considered to be a child for 90 days after the alien's 21st birthday for purposes of adjudicating such petition or application; and


 * (2) whose 21st birthday occurs after September 2001, and who is the beneficiary of a petition or application filed under such Act on or before September 11, 2001, the alien shall be considered to be a child for 45 days after the alien's 21st birthday for purposes of adjudicating such petition or application.

{{SECTION|SEC. 425.|SEC. 425}}. TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF.

 * The Attorney General, for humanitarian purposes or to ensure family unity, may provide temporary administrative relief to any alien who—


 * (1) was lawfully present in the United States on September 10, 2001;


 * (2) was on such date the spouse, parent, or child of an individual who died or was disabled as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity; and


 * (3) is not otherwise entitled to relief under any other provision of this subtitle.

{{SECTION|SEC. 426.|SEC. 426}}. EVIDENCE OF DEATH, DISABILITY, OR LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT.

 * (a) In general.— The Attorney General shall establish appropriate standards for evidence demonstrating, for purposes of this subtitle, that any of the following occurred as a direct result of a specified terrorist activity:


 * (1) Death.


 * (2) Disability.


 * (3) Loss of employment due to physical damage to, or destruction of, a business.


 * (b) Waiver of regulations.— The Attorney General shall carry out subsection (a) as expeditiously as possible. The Attorney General is not required to promulgate regulations prior to implementing this subtitle.

{{SECTION|SEC. 427.|SEC. 427}}. NO BENEFITS TO TERRORISTS OR FAMILY MEMBERS OF TERRORISTS.

 * Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to provide any benefit or relief to—


 * (1) any individual culpable for a specified terrorist activity; or


 * (2) any family member of any individual described in paragraph (1).

{{SECTION|SEC. 428.|SEC. 428}}. DEFINITIONS.

 * (a) Application of Immigration and Nationality Act provisions.— Except as otherwise specifically provided in this subtitle, the definitions used in the Immigration and Nationality Act (excluding the definitions applicable exclusively to title III of such Act) shall apply in the administration of this subtitle.


 * (b) Specified terrorist activity.— For purposes of this subtitle, the term `specified terrorist activity' means any terrorist activity conducted against the Government or the people of the United States on September 11, 2001.

