PUBLIC LAW 107-173-MAY 14, 2002 116 STAT. 565 SEC. 604. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION. 8 USC 1773. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impose requirements that are inconsistent with the North American Free Trade Agreement or to require additional documents for aliens for whom documentary requirements are waived under section 212(d)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationahty Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(4)(B)). SEC. 605. ANNUAL REPORT ON ALIENS WHO FAIL TO APPEAR AFTER Deadlines. RELEASE ON OWN RECOGNIZANCE. 8 USC 1774. (a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT. —Not later than January 15 of each year, the Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the total number of aliens who, during the preceding year, failed to attend a removal proceeding after having been arrested outside a port of entry, served a notice to appear under section 239(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229(a)(1)), and released on the alien's own recognizance. The report shall also take into account the number of cases in which there were defects in notices of hearing or the service of notices of hearing, together with a description and analysis of the effects, if any, that the defects had on the attendance of aliens at the proceedings. (b) INITIAL REPORT. —Notwithstanding the time for submission of the annual report provided in subsection (a), the report for 2001 shall be submitted not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 606. RETENTION OF NONIMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATIONS BY THE 8 USC 1775. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. The Department of State shall retain, for a period of seven years from the date of application, every application for a nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) in a form that will be admissible in the courts of the United States or in administrative proceedings, including removal proceedings under such Act, without regard to whether the application was approved or denied. Approved May 14, 2002. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY-H.R. 3525: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 147 (2001): Dec. 19, considered and passed House. Vol. 148 (2002): Apr. 12, 15, 17, considered and passed Senate, amended. May 7, 8, House considered and concurred in Senate amendments. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 38 (2002): May 14, Presidential remarks and statement.
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