§ 1573. Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Account

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2000

   Immigration Services and Infra-structure Improvements Act of 2000

   Pub. L. 106–313 title II § 204 · 114 Stat. 1251

   Enacted · 8 U.S.C. § 1573

   Pub. L. 106–313, title II, § 204, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1263

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 106–313, title II, § 204, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1263

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 204. IMMIGRATION SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT. (a) Authority of the Attorney General.— The Attorney General shall take such measures as may be necessary to— (1) reduce the backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications, with the objective of the total elimination of the backlog not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act; (2) make such other improvements in the processing of immigration benefit applications as may be necessary to ensure that a backlog does not develop after such date; and (3) make such improvements in infrastructure as may be necessary to effectively provide immigration services. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.— (1) In general.— There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice from time to time such sums as may be necessary for the Attorney General to carry out subsection (a). (2) Designation of account in treasury.— Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be referred to as the “Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Account”. (3) Availability of funds.— Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended. (4) Limitation on expenditures.— None of the funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be expended until the report described in section 205(a) has been submitted to Congress.

2. 2002

   Homeland Security Act of 2002

   Pub. L. 107–296 title IV § 458 · 116 Stat. 2135

   Substituted · 8 U.S.C. § 1573(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “1 year after November 25, 2002;” for “not later than one year after October 17, 2000;”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “1 year after November 25, 2002;” for “not later than one year after October 17, 2000;”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 458. BACKLOG ELIMINATION. Section 204(a)(1) of the Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 1573(a)(1)) is amended by striking “not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act;” and inserting “1 year after the date of the enactment of the Homeland Security Act of 2002;”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as an Effective Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Domestic Security.

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