108 STAT. 2030 PUBLIC LAW 103-322—SEPT. 13, 1994 SEC. 130009. PASSPORT AND VISA OFFENSES PENALTIES IMPROVE- MENT. (a) IN GENERAL. —Chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 1541 by striking "not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year" and inserting "under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years"; (2) in each of sections 1542, 1543, and 1544 by striking "not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years and inserting "under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years"; (3) in section 1545 by striking "not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than three years" and inserting "under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years"; (4) in section 1546(a) by striking "five years" and inserting "10 years"; (5) in section 1546(b) by striking "in accordance with this title, or imprisoned not more than two years" and inserting "under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years"; and (6) by adding at the end the following new section: ^§1547. Alternative imprisonment maximum for certain offenses "Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed for an offense under this chapter (other than an offense under section 1545)— "(1) if committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime (as defined in 929(a)) is 15 years; and "(2) if committed to facilitate an act of international terrorism (as defined in section 2331) is 20 years.". (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis for chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "1547. Alternative imprisonment maximum for certain offenses.". SEC. 130010. ASYLUM. (a) FINDINGS. —The Senate finds that— (1) in the last decade applications for asylum have greatly exceeded the original 5,000 annual limit provided in the Refugee Act of 1980, with more than 150,000 asylum applications filed in fiscal year 1993, and the backlog of cases growing to 340,000; (2) this flood of asylum claims has swamped the system, creating delays in the processing of applications of up to several years; (3) the delay in processing asylum claims due to the overwhelming numbers has contributed to numerous problems, including— (A) an abuse of the asylum laws by fraudulent applicants whose primary interest is obtaining work authority in the United States while their claim languishes in the backlogged asylum processing system; (B) the growth of alien smuggling operations, often involving organized crime; (C) a drain on limited resources resulting from the high cost of processing frivolous asylum claims through our multilayered system; and
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