Sec. 404. Mandatory disclosure of information
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The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall provide a duly recognized law enforcement entity that submits a written request with the information furnished pursuant to an application filed under this subtitle, and any other information derived from such furnished information, in connection with a criminal investigation or prosecution, or a national security investigation or prosecution, of an individual suspect or group of suspects. Except as otherwise provided under this section, no Federal agency, or any officer, employee, or agent of such agency, may— use the information furnished by the applicant pursuant to an application for benefits under this subtitle for any purpose other than to make a determination on the application; make any publication through which the information furnished by any particular applicant can be identified; or permit anyone other than the sworn officers and employees of such agency to examine individual applications.
Nothing under subsection
(b)shall prevent an alien or an alien’s attorney access to his or her application, case file, or information related to such application or adjudication thereof. Any person who knowingly uses, publishes, or permits information to be examined in violation of this section shall be fined not more than $10,000.