Pub. L. 101-649, tit. VI, sec. 601 (as amended)

REVISION OF GROUNDS FOR EXCLUSION.

Last amended: 1997Year: 1996Length: 553 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 601. REVISION OF GROUNDS FOR EXCLUSION. (a) Revised Grounds for Exclusion.—[Omitted; amended subsection (a) of section 212 in its entirety.] (b) Notice of Grounds for Exclusion.—[Omitted; amended subsection (b) of section 212 in its entirety.] (c) Review of Exclusion Lists.—The Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall develop protocols and guidelines for updating lookout books and the automated visa lookout system and similar mechanisms for the screening of aliens applying for visas for admission, or for admission, to the United States. Such protocols and guidelines shall be developed in a manner that ensures that in the case of an alien— (1) whose name is in such system, and (2) who either (A) applies for admission after the effective date of the amendments made by this section, or (B) requests (in writing to a local consular office after such date) a review, without seeking admission, of the alien's continued inadmissibility under the Immigration and Nationality Act, if the alien is no longer inadmissible because of an amendment made by this section the alien's name shall be removed from such books and system and the alien shall be informed of such removal and if the alien continues to be inadmissible the alien shall be informed of such determination. (d) Conforming Amendments to Section 212.— (1) Subsection (c) of section 212 (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by striking “paragraph (1) through (25) and paragraphs (30) and (31) of subsection (a)” and inserting “subsection (a) (other than subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), or (E) of paragraph (3))”. (2) Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (6), (9), and (10); (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking “under one or more of the paragraphs enumerated in subsection (a) (other than paragraphs (27), (29), and (33))” and inserting “under subsection (a) (other than paragraphs (3)(A), (3)(C), and (3)(D) of such subsection)” each place it appears, and (ii) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “The Attorney General shall prescribe conditions, including exaction of such bonds as may be necessary, to control and regulate the admission and return of excludable aliens applying for temporary admission under this paragraph.”; (C) in paragraph (4), by striking “(26)” and inserting “(7)(B)(i)”; (D) in paragraph (7), by striking “of this section, except paragraphs (20), (21), and (26),” and inserting “(other than paragraph (7))”; (E) in paragraph (8), by striking “(26), (27), and (29)” and inserting “(3)(A), (3)(B), (3)(C), and (7)(B)”; and (F) [Omitted; added paragraph (11) at the end of section 212(d).] (3) [Omitted; amended subsection (g) of section 212 in its entirety.] (4) [Omitted; amended subsection (h) of section 212 in its entirety.] (5) [Omitted; amended subsection (i) of section 212 in its entirety.] (6) Subsection (k) of such section is amended by striking “paragraph (14), (20), or (21)” and inserting “paragraph (5)(A) or (7)(A)(i)”. (7) Subsection (l) of such section is amended by striking “paragraph (26)(B)” and inserting “paragraph (7)(B)(i)”. (e) Effective Date.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section and by section 603(a) of this Act shall apply to individuals entering the United States on or after June 1, 1991. (2) The amendments made by paragraphs (5) and (13) of section 603(a) shall apply to applications for adjustment of status made on or after June 1, 1991.
Public laws referenced
104-208
Pub. L. 101-649, tit. VI, sec. 601 (as amended): REVISION OF GROUNDS FOR EXCLUSION. | Justis AI