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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 6078 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the annual numerical limitation on visas for certain immigr... · Sec. 8

Sec. 8. Penalties for disclosure of information

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Section 384 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1367 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1), by striking solely ; in paragraph (2)— by striking information which relates and inserting information, files, or records which relate ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Except as provided in this paragraph, neither the Department, nor any other official or employee of the Department, or bureau or agency thereof, nor the Department of Justice, nor any official or employee of the Department of Justice, or bureau or agency thereof, may— use the information furnished by the applicant pursuant to an application filed under paragraph (15)(T), (15)(U), (27)(J), or
(51)of section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) (15)(T), (15)(U), (27)(J), or (51)), or section 240A(b)(2) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(2) ), section 106 ( 8 U.S.C. 1105a ), for any purpose other than to make a determination on the application, or for enforcement of subsection
(c)of this section; make any publication of information that identifies a particular individual; or permit anyone other than the sworn officers and employees of the Department or bureau or agency to examine individual applications. ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (2), by striking legitimate law enforcement purpose, and inserting a criminal investigation or prosecution, ; by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following new paragraph: Paragraphs
(2)and
(3)of this section shall not apply if all the individuals in the case are adults and they have all waived the restrictions of such subsections. ; and in subsection (d), by inserting that end The Attorney General, Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide Congress with an annual report regarding training provided to officers and employees, number of investigations opened for violations of sections (a)(1)–(a)(3), and the results of those investigations. .
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Sec. 8
Penalties for disclosure of information
U.S.C.§ 1367
U.S.C.§ 1101
U.S.C.§ 1229b
U.S.C.§ 1105a
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