Title 8 — Aliens and Nationality
Chapter 15 — Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform
§ 1731. Implementation of an integrated entry and exit data system
Statutory text
Development of system
In developing the integrated entry and exit data system for the ports of entry, as required by the Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–215), the Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall—
implement, fund, and use a technology standard under section 1379 of this title at United States ports of entry and at consular posts abroad;
establish a database containing the arrival and departure data from machine-readable visas, passports, and other travel and entry documents possessed by aliens; and
make interoperable all security databases relevant to making determinations of admissibility under section 1182 of this title.
Implementation
In implementing the provisions of subsection (a), the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Department of State shall—
utilize technologies that facilitate the lawful and efficient cross-border movement of commerce and persons without compromising the safety and security of the United States; and
consider implementing the North American National Security Program described in section 1751 of this title.
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.
Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002
Pub. L. 107–173 title III § 302 · 116 Stat. 543
Enacted · 8 U.S.C. § 1731
(Pub. L. 107–173, title III, § 302, May 14, 2002, 116 Stat. 552.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 107–173, title III, § 302, May 14, 2002, 116 Stat. 552.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 302. IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTEGRATED ENTRY AND EXIT DATA SYSTEM. (a) Development of System.— In developing the integrated entry and exit data system for the ports of entry, as required by the Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-215), the Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall— (1) implement, fund, and use a technology standard under section 403(c) of the USA PATRIOT Act (as amended by sections 201(c)(5) and 202(a)(4)(B)) at United States ports of entry and at consular posts abroad; (2) establish a database containing the arrival and departure data from machine-readable visas, passports, and other travel and entry documents possessed by aliens; and (3) make interoperable all security databases relevant to making determinations of admissibility under section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182). (b) Implementation.— In implementing the provisions of subsection (a), the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Department of State shall— (1) utilize technologies that facilitate the lawful and efficient cross-border movement of commerce and persons without compromising the safety and security of the United States; and (2) consider implementing the North American National Security Program described in section 401.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 106–215, , 114 Stat. 337, which amended section 1365a of this title and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1101 and 1365a of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2000 Amendment note set out under section 1101 of this title and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of Functions
For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of this title.