APPLICATION OF INCREASE IN PENALTIES TO ENHANCE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.

SEC. 542. APPLICATION OF INCREASE IN PENALTIES TO ENHANCE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES. (a) In General.— Section 280 (8 U.S.C. 1330) is amended— (1) by inserting “(a)” after “280.”, and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, the increase in penalties collected resulting from the amendments made by sections 203(b), 543(a), and 544 of the Immigration Act of 1990 shall be credited to the appropriation— “(1) for the Immigration and Naturalization Service for activities that enhance enforcement of provisions of this title, including— “(A) the identification, investigation, and apprehension of criminal aliens, “(B) the implementation of the system described in section 242(a)(3)(A), and “(C) for the repair, maintainance, or construction on the United States border, in areas experiencing high levels of apprehensions of illegal aliens, of structures to deter illegal entry into the United States; and “(2) for the Executive Office for Immigration Review in the Department of Justice for the purpose of removing the backlogs in the preparation of transcripts of deportation proceedings conducted under section 242.”. (b) Effective Date.— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to fines and penalties collected on or after January 1, 1991.