118 STAT. 3816 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 (I) the falsification or counterfeiting of travel documents or breeder documents for any purpose; (II) the use or attempted use of false docu- ments to obtain a visa or cross a border for any purpose; (III) the possession of tools or implements used to falsify or counterfeit such documents; (IV) the trafficking in false or stolen travel documents and breeder documents for any purpose; (V) the facilitation of travel by a terrorist; and (VI) attempts to commit, including conspir- acies to commit, the crimes specified in subclauses (I) through (V); (ii) to impose significant penalties to appropriately punish violations and effectively deter the crimes speci- fied in clause (i); and (iii) to limit the issuance of citizenship papers, passports, identification documents, and similar docu- ments to persons— (I) whose identity is proven to the issuing authority; (II) who have a bona fide entitlement to or need for such documents; and (III) who are not issued such documents prin- cipally on account of a disproportional payment made by them or on their behalf to the issuing authority; (E) provide technical assistance to countries to help them fully implement such measures; and (F) permit immigration and border officials— (i) to confiscate a lost, stolen, or falsified passport at ports of entry; (ii) to permit the traveler to return to the sending country without being in possession of the lost, stolen, or falsified passport; and (iii) to detain and investigate such traveler upon the return of the traveler to the sending country. (3) INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION.—The United States shall lead efforts to track and curtail the travel of terrorists by supporting efforts at the International Civil Aviation Organization to continue to strengthen the security features of passports and other travel documents. (c) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least annually thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on progress toward achieving the goals described in subsection (b). (2) TERMINATION.—Paragraph (1) shall cease to be effective when the President certifies to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the goals described in subsection (b) have been fully achieved. Certification. President. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00350 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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