119 STAT. 3076
PUBLIC LAW 109–162—JAN. 5, 2006 (8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. (9) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United States’’, when used in a geographic sense, includes all the States. (10) UNITED STATES CLIENT.—The term ‘‘United States client’’ means a United States citizen or other individual who resides in the United States and who utilizes the services of an international marriage broker, if a payment is made or a debt is incurred to utilize such services. (f) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.— (1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study— (A) on the impact of this section and section 832 on the K nonimmigrant visa process, including specifically— (i) annual numerical changes in petitions for K nonimmigrant visas; (ii) the annual number (and percentage) of such petitions that are denied under subsection (d)(2) or (r) of section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184), as amended by this Act; (iii) the annual number of waiver applications submitted under such a subsection, the number (and percentage) of such applications granted or denied, and the reasons for such decisions; (iv) the annual number (and percentage) of cases in which the criminal background information collected and provided to the applicant as required by subsection (a)(5)(A)(iii) contains one or more convictions; (v) the annual number and percentage of cases described in clause (iv) that were granted or were denied waivers under section 214(d)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by this Act; ´ (vi) the annual number of fiance(e) and spousal K nonimmigrant visa petitions or family-based immigration petitions filed by petitioners or applicants ´ who have previously filed other fiance(e) or spousal K nonimmigrant visa petitions or family-based immigration petitions; ´ (vii) the annual number of fiance(e) and spousal K nonimmigrant visa petitions or family-based immigration petitions filed by petitioners or applicants ´ who have concurrently filed other fiance(e) or spousal K nonimmigrant visa petitioners or family-based immigration petitions; and (viii) the annual and cumulative number of petitioners and applicants tracked in the multiple filings database established under paragraph (4) of section 214(r) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by this Act; (B) regarding the number of international marriage brokers doing business in the United States, the number of marriages resulting from the services provided, and the extent of compliance with the applicable requirements of this section; (C) that assesses the accuracy and completeness of information gathered under section 832 and this section
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