PENALTY FOR REENTRY OF DEPORTED ALIENS.

SEC. 324. PENALTY FOR REENTRY OF DEPORTED ALIENS. (a) In General.— Section 276(a)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1326(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: “(1) has been arrested and deported, has been excluded and deported, or has departed the United States while an order of exclusion or deportation is outstanding, and thereafter”. (b) Treatment of Stipulations.— The last sentence of section 276(b) (8 U.S.C. 1326(b)) is amended by inserting “(or not during)” after “during”. (c) Effective Date.— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to departures that occurred before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, but only with respect to entries (and attempted entries) occurring on or after such date.