§1573 — Title 8 Aliens and Nationality | U.S. Code

Summary

The Attorney General must take steps to cut down the backlog of immigration benefit applications. The goal is to fully eliminate the backlog 1 year after November 25, 2002. The Attorney General must also make changes to stop new backlogs from forming and improve the infrastructure needed to deliver immigration services. Congress can give the Department of Justice whatever money is needed to do this. Those funds can be called the "Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Account" and stay available until spent. No money can be used until the required report has been sent to Congress.

Title 8, §1573

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(a)The Attorney General shall take such measures as may be necessary to—

(1)reduce the backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications, with the objective of the total elimination of the backlog 1 year after November 25, 2002;

(2)make such other improvements in the processing of immigration benefit applications as may be necessary to ensure that a backlog does not develop after such date; and

(3)make such improvements in infrastructure as may be necessary to effectively provide immigration services.

(b)(1)There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice from time to time such sums as may be necessary for the Attorney General to carry out subsection (a).

(2)Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be referred to as the “Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Account”.

(3)Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended.

(4)None of the funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be expended until the report described in section 1574(a) of this title has been submitted to Congress.

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2002—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “1 year after

November 25, 2002;” for “not later than one year after

October 17, 2000;”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 101 of Title 6, Domestic Security. Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and

Transfer of Functions

For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service,

Transfer of Functions

, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of this title.

§1573 Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Account

Summary

Title 8, §1573

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Editorial Notes

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Effective Date

Effective Date

Transfer of Functions

Transfer of Functions

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