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Title 8 — Aliens and NationalityRelease 119-73not60

§1772 International Cooperation

Title 8 › Chapter 15— ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM › Subchapter VI— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1772

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of State and the head of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, working with the President’s homeland security adviser, must study options (including costs and needed steps) for getting Canada, Mexico, and visa‑waiver countries to build an intergovernmental network of compatible electronic data systems. The network must let the State Department and immigration officials get immediate access to those countries’ police and intelligence records to check visa applicants or people seeking entry and find those who should be denied entry or removed. The systems must also work with the U.S. electronic system created by federal law and meet its technical standard. No later than 1 year after May 14, 2002, the Secretary of State and the Attorney General must send a report of the study’s findings to the appropriate Congressional committees.

Full Legal Text

Title 8, §1772

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(a)The Secretary of State and the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, in consultation with the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, shall jointly conduct a study of the alternative approaches (including the costs of, and procedures necessary for, each alternative approach) for encouraging or requiring Canada, Mexico, and countries treated as visa waiver program countries under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1187] to develop an intergovernmental network of interoperable electronic data systems that—
(1)facilitates real-time access to that country’s law enforcement and intelligence information that is needed by the Department of State and the Immigration and Naturalization Service to screen visa applicants and applicants for admission into the United States to identify aliens who are inadmissible or deportable under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.);
(2)is interoperable with the electronic data system implemented under section 1722 of this title; and
(3)performs in accordance with implementation of the technology standard referred to in section 1722(a) of this title.
(b)Not later than 1 year after May 14, 2002, the Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).

Legislative History

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References in Text

The Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§ 1101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1101 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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.

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Citation

8 U.S.C. § 1772

Title 8 — Aliens and Nationality

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60