Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 4.djvu/798

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110 STAT. 3009-635 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 28 USC 994 note. SEC. 334. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO DEPART, ILLEGAL REENTRY, AND PASSPORT AND VISA FRAUD. (a) FAILING TO DEPART. — The United States Sentencing Commission shall promptly promulgate, pursuant to section 994 of title 28, United States Code, amendments to the sentencing guidelines to make appropriate increases in the base offense level for offenses under section 242(e) and 276(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 US.C. 1252(e) and 1326(b)) to reflect the amendments made by section 130001 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. (b) PASSPORT AND ViSA OFFENSES. —The United States Sentencing Commission shall promptly promulgate, pursuant to section 994 of title 28, United States Code, amendments to the sentencing guidelines to make appropriate increases in the base offense level for offenses under chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code to reflect the amendments made by section 130009 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. Subtitle C—Revision of Grounds for Exclusion and Deportation SEC. 341. PROOF OF VACCINATION REQUIREMENT FOR IMMIGRANTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(a)(1)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(A)) is amended— (1) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively, and (2) by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause: "(ii) who seeks admission as an immigrant, or who seeks adjustment of status to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and who has failed to present documentation of having received vaccination against vaccine-preventable diseases, which shall include at least the following diseases: mumps, measles, rubella, polio, tetanus and diphtheria toxoids, pertussis, influenza type B and hepatitis B, and any other vaccinations against vaccine-preventable diseases recommended by the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices,". (b) WAIVER.—Section 212(g) (8 U.S.C. 1182(g)) is amended by striking ", or" at the end of paragraph (1) and all that follows and inserting a semicolon and the following: "in accordance with such terms, conditions, and controls, if any, including the giving of bond, as the Attorney General, in the discretion of the Attorney General after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may by regulation prescribe; "(2) subsection (a)(l)(A)(ii) in the case of any alien— "(A) who receives vaccination against the vaccinepreventable disease or diseases for which the alien has failed to present documentation of previous vaccination, "(B) for whom a civil surgeon, medical officer, or panel physician (as those terms are defined by section 34.2 of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations) certifies, according to such regulations as the Secretary of Health and