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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 5533 (Introduced in House) — To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens who are long-term United States r... · Sec. 9

Sec. 9. Confidentiality of information

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Except as provided in subsection (b), no officer or employee of the United States may— use the information furnished by an individual pursuant to an application filed under this Act to initiate removal proceedings against any person identified in the application; make any publication whereby the information furnished by any particular individual pursuant to an application under this Act can be identified; or permit anyone other than an officer or employee of the United States Government, the alien, or, in the case of an application filed under this Act with a designated entity, that designated entity, to examine such application filed under this Act.
The Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the information furnished under this Act, and any other information derived from such furnished information, to— a Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency, intelligence agency, national security agency, component of the Department of Homeland Security, court, or grand jury in connection with a criminal investigation or prosecution, a background check conducted pursuant to the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act ( Public Law 103–159 ; 107 Stat. 1536) or an amendment made by that Act, or for homeland security or national security purposes, if such information is requested by such entity or consistent with an information sharing agreement or mechanism; or an official coroner for purposes of affirmatively identifying a deceased individual (whether or not such individual is deceased as a result of a crime).
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, information concerning whether an alien seeking relief under this Act has engaged in fraud in an application for such relief or at any time committed a crime may be used or released for immigration enforcement, law enforcement, or national security purposes. Whoever knowingly uses, publishes, or permits information to be examined in violation of this section shall be fined not more than $10,000.
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  • Pub. L. 103-159
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Confidentiality of information
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