Sec. 414. VISA INTEGRITY AND SECURITY
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## SEC. 414 VISA INTEGRITY AND SECURITY **[**[8 U.S.C. 1365a note](/us/usc/t8/s1365a)**]** ###
(a)Sense of Congress Regarding the Need To Expedite Implementation of Integrated Entry and Exit Data System ####
(1)Sense of congress In light of the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the United States on September 11, 2001, it is the sense of the Congress that— #####
(A)the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, should fully implement the integrated entry and exit data system for airports, seaports, and land border ports of entry, as specified in section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1365a), with all deliberate speed and as expeditiously as practicable; and #####
(B)the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Office of Homeland Security, should immediately begin establishing the Integrated Entry and Exit Data System Task Force, as described in section 3 of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–215). ####
(2)Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to fully implement the system described in paragraph (1)(A). ###
(b)Development of the System In the development of the integrated entry and exit data system under section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1365a), the Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall particularly focus on— ####
(1)the utilization of biometric technology; and ####
(2)the development of tamper-resistant documents readable at ports of entry. ###
(c)Interface With Law Enforcement Databases The entry and exit data system described in this section shall be able to interface with law enforcement databases for use by Federal law enforcement to identify and detain individuals who pose a threat to the national security of the United States. ###
(d)Report on Screening Information Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Office of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress on the information that is needed from any United States agency to effectively screen visa applicants and applicants for admission to the United States to identify those affiliated with terrorist organizations or those that pose any threat to the safety or security of the United States, including the type of information currently received by United States agencies and the regularity with which such information is transmitted to the Secretary of State and the Attorney General.
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- Pub. L. 106-215
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