Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 1.djvu/582

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116 STAT. 556 PUBLIC LAW 107-173—MAY 14, 2002 (C) Section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. SEC. 307. DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM COUNTRIES UNDER THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM. (a) REPORTING PASSPORT THEFTS. —Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationahty Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) is amended— (1) by adding at the end of subsection (c)(2) the following new subparagraph: "(D) REPORTING PASSPORT THEFTS.— The government of the country certifies that it reports to the United States Government on a timely basis the theft of blank passports issued by that country."; and (2) in subsection (c)(5)(A)(i), by striking "5 yeeirs" and inserting "2 years"; and (3) by adding at the end of subsection (f) the following new paragraph: "(5) FAILURE TO REPORT PASSPORT THEFTS.—I f the Attorney General and the Secretary of State jointly determine that the program country is not reporting the theft of blank passports, as required by subsection (c)(2)(D), the Attorney Genergil shall terminate the designation of the country as a program country.". 8 USC 1736. (b) CHECK OF LOOKOUT DATABASES.—Prior to the admission of an alien under the visa waiver program established under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), the Immigration and Naturadization Service shall determine that the applicant for admission does not appear in any of the appropriate lookout databases available to immigration inspectors at the time the alien seeks admission to the United States. 8 USC 1737. SEC. 308. TRACKING SYSTEM FOR STOLEN PASSPORTS. (a) ENTERING STOLEN PASSPORT IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS IN THE INTEROPERABLE DATA SYSTEM. — Deadline. (1) IN GENERAL. —Beginning with implementation under section 202 of the law enforcement and intelligence data system, not later than 72 hours after receiving notification of the loss or theft of a United States or foreign passport, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall enter into such system the corresponding identification number for the lost or stolen passport. (2) ENTRY OF INFORMATION ON PREVIOUSLY LOST OR STOLEN PASSPORTS. — To the extent practicable, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall enter into such system the corresponding identification numbers for the United States and foreign passports lost or stolen prior to the implementation of such system. (b) TRANSITION PERIOD.— Until such time as the law enforcement and intelligence data system described in section 202 is fully implemented, the Attorney General shall enter the data described in subsection (a) into an existing data system being used to determine the admissibility or deportability of aliens. 8 USC 1738. SEC. 309. IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS FOR CERTAIN NEWLY ADMITTED ALIENS. Deadline. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall ensure that, immediately upon the arrival in the United States of an individual admitted under