119 STAT. 3072
(A) IN GENERAL.— (i) SEARCH OF SEX OFFENDER PUBLIC REGISTRIES.— Each international marriage broker shall search the National Sex Offender Public Registry or State sex offender public registry, as required under paragraph (3)(A)(i). (ii) COLLECTION OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION.— Each international marriage broker shall also collect the background information listed in subparagraph (B) about the United States client to whom the personal contact information of a foreign national client would be provided. (B) BACKGROUND INFORMATION.—The international marriage broker shall collect a certification signed (in written, electronic, or other form) by the United States client accompanied by documentation or an attestation of the following background information about the United States client: (i) Any temporary or permanent civil protection order or restraining order issued against the United States client. (ii) Any Federal, State, or local arrest or conviction of the United States client for homicide, murder, manslaughter, assault, battery, domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, abusive sexual contact, sexual exploitation, incest, child abuse or neglect, torture, trafficking, peonage, holding hostage, involuntary servitude, slave trade, kidnapping, abduction, unlawful criminal restraint, false imprisonment, or stalking. (iii) Any Federal, State, or local arrest or conviction of the United States client for— (I) solely, principally, or incidentally engaging in prostitution; (II) a direct or indirect attempt to procure prostitutes or persons for the purpose of prostitution; or (III) receiving, in whole or in part, of the proceeds of prostitution. (iv) Any Federal, State, or local arrest or conviction of the United States client for offenses related to controlled substances or alcohol. (v) Marital history of the United States client, including whether the client is currently married, whether the client has previously been married and how many times, how previous marriages of the client were terminated and the date of termination, and whether the client has previously sponsored an alien to whom the client was engaged or married. (vi) The ages of any of the United States client’s children who are under the age of 18. (vii) All States and countries in which the United States client has resided since the client was 18 years of age. (3) OBLIGATION OF INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE BROKERS WITH RESPECT TO INFORMED CONSENT.— (A) LIMITATION ON SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT FOREIGN NATIONAL CLIENTS.—An international marriage broker
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