Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT; TABLE OF CONTENTS
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## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT; TABLE OF CONTENTS ###
(a)Short Title This Act may be cited as the “Immigration Act of 1990”. ###
(b)References in Act Except as specifically provided in this Act, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed as an amendment to or repeal of a provision, the reference shall be deemed to be made to the Immigration and Nationality Act. ###
(c)Table of Contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; references in Act; table of contents. TITLE I—IMMIGRANTS Subtitle A—Worldwide and Per Country Levels Sec. 101. Worldwide levels. Sec. 102. Per country levels. Sec. 103. Treatment of Hong Kong under per country levels. Sec. 104. Asylee adjustments. Subtitle B—Preference System Part 1—Family-Sponsored Immigrants Sec. 111. Family-sponsored immigrants. Sec. 112. Transition for spouses and minor children of legalized aliens. Part 2—Employment-Based Immigrants Sec. 121. Employment-based immigrants. Sec. 122. Changes in labor certification process. Sec. 123. Definitions of managerial capacity and executive capacity. Sec. 124. Transition for employees of certain United States businesses operating in Hong Kong. Part 3—Diversity Immigrants Sec. 131. Diversity immigrants. Sec. 132. Diversity transition for aliens who are natives of certain adversely affected foreign states. Sec. 133. One-year diversity transition for aliens who have been notified of availability of NP–5 visas. Sec. 134. Transition for displaced Tibetans. Subtitle C—Commission and Information Sec. 141. Commission on Immigration Reform. Sec. 142. Statistical information systems. Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Sec. 151. Revision of special immigrant provisions relating to religious workers (C special immigrants). Sec. 152. Special immigrant status for certain aliens employed at the United States mission in Hong Kong (D special immigrants). Sec. 153. Special immigrant status for certain aliens declared dependent on a juvenile court (J special immigrants). Sec. 154. Permitting extension of period of validity of immigrant visas for certain residents of Hong Kong. Sec. 155. Expedited issuance of Lebanese second and fifth preference visas. Subtitle E—Effective Dates; Conforming Amendments Sec. 161. Effective dates. Sec. 162. Conforming amendments. TITLE II—NONIMMIGRANTS Subtitle A—General and Permanent Provisions Sec. 201. Revision and extension of the visa waiver pilot program for foreign tourists (B nonimmigrants). Sec. 202. Denial of crewmember status in the case of certain labor disputes (D nonimmigrants). Sec. 203. Limitations on performance of longshore work by alien crewmen (D nonimmigrants). Sec. 204. Treaty traders (E nonimmigrants). Sec. 205. Temporary workers and trainees (H nonimmigrants). Sec. 206. Intra-company transferees (L nonimmigrants). Sec. 207. New classification for aliens with extraordinary ability, accompanying aliens, and athletes and entertainers (O & P nonimmigrants). Sec. 208. New classification for international cultural exchange programs (Q nonimmigrants). Sec. 209. New classification for aliens in religious occupations (R nonimmigrants). Subtitle B—Temporary or Limited Provisions Sec. 221. Off-campus work authorization for students (F nonimmigrants). Sec. 222. Admission of nonimmigrants for cooperative research, development, and coproduction projects. Sec. 223. Establishment of special education exchange visitor program. Subtitle C—Effective Dates Sec. 231. Effective dates. TITLE III—FAMILY UNITY AND TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS Sec. 301. Family unity. Sec. 302. Temporary protected status. Sec. 303. Special temporary protected status for Salvadorans. TITLE IV—NATURALIZATION Sec. 401. Administrative naturalization. Sec. 402. Substituting 3 months residence in INS district or State for 6 months residence in a State. Sec. 403. Waiver of English language requirement for naturalization. Sec. 404. Treatment of service in armed forces of a foreign country. Sec. 405. Naturalization of natives of the Philippines through certain active-duty service during World War II. Sec. 406. Public education regarding naturalization benefits. Sec. 407. Conforming amendments. Sec. 408. Effective dates and savings provisions. TITLE V—ENFORCEMENT Subtitle A—Criminal Aliens Sec. 501. Aggravated felony definition. Sec. 502. Shortening period to request judicial review. Sec. 503. Enhancing enforcement authority of INS officers. Sec. 504. Custody pending determination of deportability and excludability. Sec. 505. Elimination of judicial recommendations against deportation. Sec. 506. Clarification respecting discretionary authority in deportation proceedings for incarcerated aliens. Sec. 507. Requiring coordination plan with INS as a condition for receipt of drug control and system improvement grants under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. Sec. 508. Deportation for attempted violations of controlled substances laws. Sec. 509. Good moral character definition. Sec. 510. Report on criminal aliens. Sec. 511. Limitation on waiver of exclusion for returning permanent residents convicted of an aggravated felony. Sec. 512. Authorization of additional immigration judges for deportation proceedings involving criminal aliens. Sec. 513. Effect of filing petition for review. Sec. 514. Extending bar on reentry of aliens convicted of aggravated felonies. Sec. 515. Asylum in the case of aliens convicted of aggravated felonies. Subtitle B—Provision Relating to Employer Sanctions Sec. 521. Elimination of paperwork requirement for recruiters and referrers. Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Anti-Discrimination Sec. 531. Dissemination of information concerning anti-discrimination protections under IRCA and title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Sec. 532. Inclusion of certain seasonal agricultural workers within scope of anti-discrimination protections. Sec. 533. Elimination of requirement that aliens file a declaration of intending to become a citizen in order to file anti-discrimination complaint. Sec. 534. Anti-retaliation protections. Sec. 535. Treatment of certain actions as discrimination. Sec. 536. Conforming civil money penalties for anti-discrimination violations to those for employer sanctions. Sec. 537. Period for filing of complaints. Sec. 538. Special Counsel access to employment eligibility verification forms. Sec. 539. Additional relief in orders. Subtitle D—General Enforcement Sec. 541. Authorizing increase by 1,000 in border patrol personnel. Sec. 542. Application of increase in penalties to enhance enforcement activities. Sec. 543. Increase in fine levels; authority of the INS to collect fines. Sec. 544. Civil penalties for document fraud. Sec. 545. Deportation procedures; required notice of deportation hearing; limitation on discretionary relief. TITLE VI—EXCLUSION AND DEPORTATION Sec. 601. Revision of grounds for exclusion. Sec. 602. Revision of grounds for deportation. Sec. 603. Conforming amendments. TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 701. Battered spouse or child waiver of the conditional residence requirement. Sec. 702. Bona fide marriage exception to foreign residence requirement for marriages entered into during certain immigration proceedings. Sec. 703. 1-year extension of deadline for filing applications for adjustment from temporary to permament **[**sic**]** residence for legalized aliens. Sec. 704. Commission on Agricultural Workers. Sec. 705. Immigration Emergency Fund. TITLE VIII—EDUCATION AND TRAINING Sec. 801. Educational assistance and training. # TITLE I IMMIGRANTS ## Subtitle A Worldwide and Per Country Levels