Sec. 6. Visa security and national security fee
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The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to charge a visa security and national security fee to nonimmigrant visa applicants. The Secretary of State, at the request of, and in coordination with, the Secretary of Homeland Security, is authorized to collect the fee authorized under paragraph
(1)simultaneously with the fees authorized under section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 ( Public Law 103–236 ; 8 U.S.C. 1351 note) and section 103 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 ( 8 U.S.C. 1713 ), on behalf of the Secretary of Homeland Security— to conduct pre-adjudication reviews and screenings of visa applications against appropriate criminal, national security, and terrorism databases maintained by the Federal Government; to carry out other support activities authorized under section 428(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 236(e) ); to identify, arrest, and remove terrorists, human rights violators, and national security threats from the United States; and for other purposes. The total amount of fees charged pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall be sufficient to cover the annual costs to conduct the activities authorized under subsection (a)(2), the activities authorized under section 428(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 236(e) ), and related activities. Fees collected under subsection (a)(2)— shall be deposited into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account established under section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1356(m) ) in the Treasury of the United States; and shall remain available until expended for the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out the activities described in subsection (b). The Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse expenses incurred by the Secretary of State to collect the fee authorized under subsection (a)(1). Reimbursements received pursuant to paragraph (1)— shall be deposited into the appropriate Department of State account, as identified by the Secretary of State; and shall remain available until expended to cover expenses described in paragraph (1). Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter on or before October 1, the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate , the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate , the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that identifies, for the reporting period— the number of aliens denied visas under Homeland Security Investigation’s Visa Security Program; the number of aliens inadmissible to or removed from the United States for violating section 116 of title 18, United States Code (relating to female genital mutilation); and the number of aliens inadmissible to or removed from the United States as terrorists, human rights violators, persecutors, or national security threats.
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Sec. 6
Visa security and national security fee
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103-236
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