Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 6.djvu/623

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PUBLIC LAW 101-649—NOV. 29, 1990 104 STAT. 5013 alien is found inadmissible or deportable by an immigration officer."; (4) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following new paragraph: "(J) ROUND-TRIP TICKET. — The alien is in possession of a roundtrip transportation ticket (unless this requirement is waived by the Attorney General under regulations).'; (5) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking the heading and paragraphs (1) through (3), and (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) (and subparagraphs (A) and (B) thereof) as subsection (b) (and paragraphs (1) and (2) thereof, respectively), and moving the indentation of such redesignated subsection and paragraphs 2 ems to the left; (6) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— . (i) by striking "UP TO 8 COUNTRIES" in the heading and inserting "IN GENERAL", and (ii) by striking all that follows "may designate" and inserting "any country as a pilot program country if it meets the requirements of paragraph (2)."; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking "INITIAL QUALIFICATIONS" in the heading and inserting "QUALIFICATIONS", (ii) by striking "For the initial period described in paragraph (4), a country" and inserting "A country", and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: "(C) MACHINE READABLE PASSPORT PROGRAM. —The govern- ' ment of the country certifies that it has or is in the process of developing a program to issue machine-readable passports to its citizens. "(D) LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERESTS. —The Attorney General determines that the United States law enforcement interests would not be compromised by the designation of the country."; (7) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: "(d) AUTHORITY. —Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, may for any reason (including national security) refrain from waiving the visa requirement in respect to nationals of any country which may otherwise qualify for designation or may, at any time, rescind any waiver or designation previously granted under this section."; (8) in subsection (e)(1), as so redesignated— (A) by striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (A), (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ", and", and \ (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(C) to be subject to the imposition of fines resulting from the transporting into the United States of a national of a ,

designated country without a passport pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Attorney General."; and