US Code

Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)

8 U.S.C. § 1356

Disposition of moneys collected under the provisions of this subchapter

(a)

Detention, transportation, hospitalization, and all other expenses of detained aliens; expenses of landing stations

section 1223(b) of this titleAll moneys paid into the Treasury to reimburse the Service for detention, transportation, hospitalization, and all other expenses of detained aliens paid from the appropriation for the enforcement of this chapter, and all moneys paid into the Treasury to reimburse the Service for expenses of landing stations referred to in paid by the Service from the appropriation for the enforcement of this chapter, shall be credited to the appropriation for the enforcement of this chapter for the fiscal year in which the expenses were incurred.

(b)

Purchase of evidence

Moneys expended from appropriations for the Service for the purchase of evidence and subsequently recovered shall be reimbursed to the current appropriation for the Service.

(c)

Fees and administrative fines and penalties; exception

Provided, however,section 1351 of this titleExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (a) and subsection (b), or in any other provision of this subchapter, all moneys received in payment of fees and administrative fines and penalties under this subchapter shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: That all fees received from applicants residing in the Virgin Islands of the United States, and in Guam, required to be paid under , shall be paid over to the Treasury of the Virgin Islands and to the Treasury of Guam, respectively.

(d)

Schedule of fees

In addition to any other fee authorized by law, the Attorney General shall charge and collect $7 per individual for the immigration inspection of each passenger arriving at a port of entry in the United States, or for the preinspection of a passenger in a place outside of the United States prior to such arrival, aboard a commercial aircraft or commercial vessel.

(e)

Limitations on fees

(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (3), no fee shall be charged under subsection (d) for immigration inspection or preinspection provided in connection with the arrival of any passenger, other than aircraft passengers, whose journey originated in the following:
(A)
Canada,
(B)
Mexico,
(C)
a State, territory or possession of the United States, or
(D)
section 1101(b)(5) of this title any adjacent island (within the meaning of ).
(2)
No fee may be charged under subsection (d) with respect to the arrival of any passenger—
(A)
who is in transit to a destination outside the United States, and
(B)
for whom immigration inspection services are not provided.
(3)
Provided The Attorney General shall charge and collect $3 per individual for the immigration inspection or pre-inspection of each commercial vessel passenger whose journey originated in the United States or in any place set forth in paragraph (1): , That this requirement shall not apply to immigration inspection at designated ports of entry of passengers arriving by ferry, or by Great Lakes vessels on the Great Lakes and connecting waterways when operating on a regular schedule. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “ferry” means a vessel, in other than ocean or coastwise service, having provisions only for deck passengers and/or vehicles, operating on a short run on a frequent schedule between two points over the most direct water route, and offering a public service of a type normally attributed to a bridge or tunnel.
(f)

Collection

(1)
Each person that issues a document or ticket to an individual for transportation by a commercial vessel or commercial aircraft into the United States shall—
(A)
collect from that individual the fee charged under subsection (d) at the time the document or ticket is issued; and
(B)
identify on that document or ticket the fee charged under subsection (d) as a Federal inspection fee.
(2)
If—
(A)
a document or ticket for transportation of a passenger into the United States is issued in a foreign country; and
(B)
the fee charged under subsection (d) is not collected at the time such document or ticket is issued;
the person providing transportation to such passenger shall collect such fee at the time such passenger departs from the United States and shall provide such passenger a receipt for the payment of such fee.
(3)
The person who collects fees under paragraph (1) or (2) shall remit those fees to the Attorney General at any time before the date that is thirty-one days after the close of the calendar quarter in which the fees are collected, except the fourth quarter payment for fees collected from airline passengers shall be made on the date that is ten days before the end of the fiscal year, and the first quarter payment shall include any collections made in the preceding quarter that were not remitted with the previous payment. Regulations issued by the Attorney General under this subsection with respect to the collection of the fees charged under subsection (d) and the remittance of such fees to the Treasury of the United States shall be consistent with the regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury for the collection and remittance of the taxes imposed by subchapter C of chapter 33 of title 26, but only to the extent the regulations issued with respect to such taxes do not conflict with the provisions of this section.
(g)

Provision of immigration inspection and preinspection services

section 1353b of this titleNotwithstanding , or any other provision of law, the immigration services required to be provided to passengers upon arrival in the United States on scheduled airline flights shall be adequately provided when needed and at no cost (other than the fees imposed under subsection (d)) to airlines and airline passengers at:
(1)
immigration serviced airports, and
(2)
places located outside of the United States at which an immigration officer is stationed for the purpose of providing such immigration services.
(h)

Disposition of receipts

(1)
(A)
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1 So in original.
There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account which shall be known as the “Immigration User Fee Account”. Notwithstanding any other section of this subchapter, there shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into the Immigration User Fee Account all fees collected under subsection (d) of this section, to remain available until expended.. At the end of each 2-year period, beginning with the creation of this account, the Attorney General, following a public rulemaking with opportunity for notice and comment, shall submit a report to the Congress concerning the status of the account, including any balances therein, and recommend any adjustment in the prescribed fee that may be required to ensure that the receipts collected from the fee charged for the succeeding two years equal, as closely as possible, the cost of providing these services.
(B)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all civil fines or penalties collected pursuant to sections 1253(c), 1321, and 1323 of this title and all liquidated damages and expenses collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Immigration User Fee Account.
(2)
(A)
The Secretary of the Treasury shall refund out of the Immigration User Fee Account to any appropriation the amount paid out of such appropriation for expenses incurred by the Attorney General in providing immigration inspection and preinspection services for commercial aircraft or vessels and in—
(i)
providing overtime immigration inspection services for commercial aircraft or vessels;
(ii)
administration of debt recovery, including the establishment and operation of a national collections office;
(iii)
expansion, operation and maintenance of information systems for nonimmigrant control and debt collection;
(iv)
detection of fraudulent documents used by passengers traveling to the United States, including training of, and technical assistance to, commercial airline personnel regarding such detection;
(v)
section 1182(a) of this title providing detention and removal services for inadmissible aliens arriving on commercial aircraft and vessels and for any alien who is inadmissible under who has attempted illegal entry into the United States through avoidance of immigration inspection at air or sea ports-of-entry; and
(vi)
section 1182(a) of this title providing removal and asylum proceedings at air or sea ports-of-entry for inadmissible aliens arriving on commercial aircraft and vessels including immigration removal proceedings resulting from presentation of fraudulent documents and failure to present documentation and for any alien who is inadmissible under who has attempted illegal entry into the United States through avoidance of immigration inspection at air or sea ports-of-entry.
The Attorney General shall provide for expenditures for training and assistance described in clause (iv) in an amount, for any fiscal year, not less than 5 percent of the total of the expenses incurred that are described in the previous sentence.
(B)
The amounts which are required to be refunded under subparagraph (A) shall be refunded at least quarterly on the basis of estimates made by the Attorney General of the expenses referred to in subparagraph (A). Proper adjustments shall be made in the amounts subsequently refunded under subparagraph (A) to the extent prior estimates were in excess of, or less than, the amount required to be refunded under subparagraph (A).
(i)

Reimbursement

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General is authorized to receive reimbursement from the owner, operator, or agent of a private or commercial aircraft, train, or vessel, or from any airport, rail line, or seaport authority for expenses incurred by the Attorney General in providing immigration inspection services which are rendered at the request of such person or authority (including the salary and expenses of individuals employed by the Attorney General to provide such immigration inspection services). Reimbursements under this subsection may be collected in advance of the provision of such immigration inspection services. Notwithstanding subsection (h)(1)(B), and only to the extent provided in appropriations Acts, any amounts collected under this subsection shall be credited as offsetting collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, remain available until expended, and be available for the purposes for which such appropriation, account, or fund is authorized to be used.

(j)

Regulations

The Attorney General may prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

(k)

Advisory committee

In accordance with the provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, the Attorney General shall establish an advisory committee, whose membership shall consist of representatives from the airline and other transportation industries who may be subject to any fee or charge authorized by law or proposed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for the purpose of covering expenses incurred by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The advisory committee shall meet on a periodic basis and shall advise the Attorney General on issues related to the performance of the inspectional services of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. This advice shall include, but not be limited to, such issues as the time periods during which such services should be performed, the proper number and deployment of inspection officers, the level of fees, and the appropriateness of any proposed fee. The Attorney General shall give substantial consideration to the views of the advisory committee in the exercise of his duties.

(l)

Report to Congress

In addition to the reporting requirements established pursuant to subsection (h), the Attorney General shall prepare and submit annually to the Congress, not later than March 31st of each year, a statement of the financial condition of the “Immigration User Fee Account” including beginning account balance, revenues, withdrawals and their purpose, ending balance, projections for the ensuing fiscal year and a full and complete workload analysis showing on a port by port basis the current and projected need for inspectors. The statement shall indicate the success rate of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in meeting the forty-five minute inspection standard and shall provide detailed statistics regarding the number of passengers inspected within the standard, progress that is being made to expand the utilization of United States citizen by-pass, the number of passengers for whom the standard is not met and the length of their delay, locational breakdown of these statistics and the steps being taken to correct any nonconformity.

(m)

Immigration Examinations Fee Account

Provided, howeverProvided furtherNotwithstanding any other provisions of law, all adjudication fees as are designated by the Attorney General in regulations shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into a separate account entitled “Immigration Examinations Fee Account” in the Treasury of the United States, whether collected directly by the Attorney General or through clerks of courts: , That all fees received by the Attorney General from applicants residing in the Virgin Islands of the United States, and in Guam, under this subsection shall be paid over to the treasury of the Virgin Islands and to the treasury of Guam: , That fees for providing adjudication and naturalization services may be set at a level that will ensure recovery of the full costs of providing all such services, including the costs of similar services provided without charge to asylum applicants or other immigrants. Such fees may also be set at a level that will recover any additional costs associated with the administration of the fees collected.

(n)

Reimbursement of administrative expenses; transfer of deposits to General Fund of United States Treasury

All deposits into the “Immigration Examinations Fee Account” shall remain available until expended to the Attorney General to reimburse any appropriation the amount paid out of such appropriation for expenses in providing immigration adjudication and naturalization services and the collection, safeguarding and accounting for fees deposited in and funds reimbursed from the “Immigration Examinations Fee Account”.

(o)

Annual financial reports to Congress

The Attorney General shall prepare and submit annually to Congress statements of financial condition of the “Immigration Examinations Fee Account”, including beginning account balance, revenues, withdrawals, and ending account balance and projections for the ensuing fiscal year.

(p)

Additional effective dates

oThe provisions set forth in subsections (m), (n), and () of this section apply to adjudication and naturalization services performed and to related fees collected on or after .

(q)

Land Border Inspection Fee Account

(1)
(A)
(i)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General is authorized to establish, by regulation, not more than 96 projects under which a fee may be charged and collected for inspection services provided at one or more land border points of entry. Such projects may include the establishment of commuter lanes to be made available to qualified United States citizens and aliens, as determined by the Attorney General.
(ii)
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2 So in original. Probably should be clause “(i)”.
This subparagraph shall take effect, with respect to any project described in clause (1)  that was not authorized to be commenced before , 30 days after submission of a written plan by the Attorney General detailing the proposed implementation of such project.
(iii)
The Attorney General shall prepare and submit on a quarterly basis a status report on each land border inspection project implemented under this subparagraph.
(B)
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, may conduct pilot projects to demonstrate the use of designated ports of entry after working hours through the use of card reading machines or other appropriate technology.
(2)
All of the fees collected under this subsection, including receipts for services performed in processing forms I–94, I–94W, and I–68, and other similar applications processed at land border ports of entry, shall be deposited as offsetting receipts in a separate account within the general fund of the Treasury of the United States, to remain available until expended. Such account shall be known as the Land Border Inspection Fee Account.
(3)
(A)
The Secretary of the Treasury shall refund, at least on a quarterly basis amounts to any appropriations for expenses incurred in providing inspection services at land border points of entry. Such expenses shall include—
(i)
the providing of overtime inspection services;
(ii)
the expansion, operation and maintenance of information systems for nonimmigrant control;
(iii)
the hire of additional permanent and temporary inspectors;
(iv)
the minor construction costs associated with the addition of new traffic lanes (with the concurrence of the General Services Administration);
(v)
the detection of fraudulent documents used by passengers travelling to the United States;
(vi)
providing for the administration of said account.
(B)
Providedsection 606 of Public Law 101–162 The amounts required to be refunded from the Land Border Inspection Fee Account for fiscal years 1992 and thereafter shall be refunded in accordance with estimates made in the budget request of the Attorney General for those fiscal years: , That any proposed changes in the amounts designated in said budget requests shall only be made after notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in accordance with .
(4)
The Attorney General will prepare and submit annually to the Congress statements of financial condition of the Land Border Immigration Fee Account, including beginning account balance, revenues, withdrawals, and ending account balance and projection for the ensuing fiscal year.
(r)

Breached Bond/Detention Fund

(1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account which shall be known as the Breached Bond/Detention Fund (in this subsection referred to as the “Fund”).
(2)
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4 So in original. Probably should be section “1255(i)(3)(B)”.
There shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into the Fund all breached cash and surety bonds, in excess of $8,000,000, posted under this chapter which are recovered by the Department of Justice, and amount  described in section 1255(i)(3)(b)  of this title.
(3)
Such amounts as are deposited into the Fund shall remain available until expended and shall be refunded out of the Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, at least on a quarterly basis, to the Attorney General for the following purposes—
(i)
for expenses incurred in the collection of breached bonds, and
(ii)
for expenses associated with the detention of illegal aliens.
(4)
The amounts required to be refunded from the Fund for fiscal year 1998 and thereafter shall be refunded in accordance with estimates made in the budget request of the President for those fiscal years. Any proposed changes in the amounts designated in such budget requests shall only be made after Congressional reprogramming notification in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for the applicable fiscal year.
(5)
The Attorney General shall prepare and submit annually to the Congress, statements of financial condition of the Fund, including the beginning balance, receipts, refunds to appropriations, transfers to the general fund, and the ending balance.
(6)
Provided For fiscal year 1993 only, the Attorney General may transfer up to $1,000,000 from the Immigration User Fee Account to the Fund for initial expenses necessary to enhance collection efforts: , That any such transfers shall be refunded from the Fund back to the Immigration User Fee Account by .
(s)

H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account

(1)

In general

section 1184(c) of this titleThere is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the “H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account”. Notwithstanding any other section of this subchapter, there shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into the account all fees collected under paragraphs (9) and (11) of .

(2)

Use of fees for job training

section 3224a of title 2950 percent of amounts deposited into the H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Secretary of Labor until expended for demonstration programs and projects described in .

(3)

Use of fees for low-income scholarship program

section 1869c of title 4230 percent of the amounts deposited into the H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Director of the National Science Foundation until expended for scholarships described in for low-income students enrolled in a program of study leading to a degree in mathematics, engineering, or computer science.

(4)

National Science Foundation competitive grant program for K–12 math, science and technology education

(A)

In general

10 percent of the amounts deposited into the H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Director of the National Science Foundation until expended to carry out a direct or matching grant program to support private-public partnerships in K–12 education.

(B)

Types of programs covered

section 1862(a)(1) of title 42The Director shall award grants to such programs, including those which support the development and implementation of standards-based instructional materials models and related student assessments that enable K–12 students to acquire an understanding of science, mathematics, and technology, as well as to develop critical thinking skills; provide systemic improvement in training K–12 teachers and education for students in science, mathematics, and technology; support the professional development of K–12 math and science teachers in the use of technology in the classroom; stimulate system-wide K–12 reform of science, mathematics, and technology in rural, economically disadvantaged regions of the United States; provide externships and other opportunities for students to increase their appreciation and understanding of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (including summer institutes sponsored by an institution of higher education for students in grades 7–12 that provide instruction in such fields); involve partnerships of industry, educational institutions, and community organizations to address the educational needs of disadvantaged communities; provide college preparatory support to expose and prepare students for careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology; and provide for carrying out systemic reform activities under .

(5)

Use of fees for duties relating to petitions

section 1184(c) of this titlesection 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of this title5

5 So in original. Probably should be section “1154(a)”.
section 1153(b) of this title5 percent of the amounts deposited into the H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Secretary of Homeland Security until expended to carry out duties under paragraphs (1) and (9) of related to petitions made for nonimmigrants described in , under paragraph (1)(C) or (D) of section 1154  of this title related to petitions for immigrants described in .

(6)

Use of fees for application processing and enforcement

section 1182(n)(1) of this titlesection 1182(n)(2) of this titlesection 1182(n)(1) of this titlesection 1182(a)(5)(A) of this titleFor fiscal year 1999, 4 percent of the amounts deposited into the H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Secretary of Labor until expended for decreasing the processing time for applications under and for carrying out . Beginning with fiscal year 2000, 5 percent of the amounts deposited into the H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Secretary of Labor until expended for decreasing the processing time for applications under and .

(t)

Genealogy Fee

(1)
There is hereby established the Genealogy Fee for providing genealogy research and information services. This fee shall be deposited as offsetting collections into the Examinations Fee Account. Fees for such research and information services may be set at a level that will ensure the recovery of the full costs of providing all such services.
(2)
The Attorney General will prepare and submit annually to Congress statements of the financial condition of the Genealogy Fee.
(3)
Any officer or employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall collect fees prescribed under regulation before disseminating any requested genealogical information.
(u)

Premium fee for certain immigration benefit types

(1)

In general

The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to establish and collect a premium fee for the immigration benefit types described in paragraph (2). Such fee shall be paid in addition to any other fees authorized by law, deposited as offsetting receipts in the Immigration Examinations Fee Account established under subsection (m), and used for the purposes described in paragraph (4).

(2)

Immigration benefit types

Subject to reasonable conditions or limitations, the Secretary shall establish a premium fee under paragraph (1) in connection with—
(A)
employment-based nonimmigrant petitions and associated applications for dependents of the beneficiaries of such petitions;
(B)
section 1153(b) of this title employment-based immigrant petitions filed by or on behalf of aliens described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of ;
(C)
applications to change or extend nonimmigrant status;
(D)
applications for employment authorization; and
(E)
any other immigration benefit type that the Secretary deems appropriate for premium processing.
(3)

Amount of fee

(A)

In general

section 1101(a)(15) of this titleSubject to subparagraph (C), with respect to an immigration benefit type designated for premium processing by the Secretary on or before , the premium fee shall be $2,500, except that the premium fee for a petition for classification of a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph (H)(ii)(b) or (R) of shall be $1,500.

(B)

Other immigration benefit types

With respect to an immigration benefit type designated for premium processing but not described in subparagraph (A), the initial premium fee shall be established by regulation, which shall include a detailed methodology supporting the proposed premium fee amount.

(C)

Biennial adjustment

section 553 of title 5The Secretary may adjust a premium fee under subparagraph (A) or (B) on a biennial basis by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the month of June preceding the date on which such adjustment takes effect exceeds the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the same month of the second preceding calendar year. The provisions of shall not apply to an adjustment authorized under this subparagraph.

(4)

Use of fee

Fees collected under this subsection may only be used by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to—
(A)
provide the services described in paragraph (5) to premium processing requestors;
(B)
make infrastructure improvements in adjudications processes and the provision of information and services to immigration and naturalization benefit requestors;
(C)
respond to adjudication demands, including by reducing the number of pending immigration and naturalization benefit requests; and
(D)
otherwise offset the cost of providing adjudication and naturalization services.
(5)

Premium processing services

The Secretary—
(A)
may suspend the availability of premium processing for designated immigration benefit requests only if circumstances prevent the completion of processing of a significant number of such requests within the required period; and
(B)
shall ensure that premium processing requestors have direct and reliable access to current case status information as well as the ability to communicate with the premium processing units at each service center or office that provides premium processing services.
(v)

Fraud Prevention and Detection Account

(1)

In general

section 1184(c) of this titleThere is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the “Fraud Prevention and Detection Account”. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into the account all fees collected under paragraph (12) or (13) of .

(2)

Use of fees to combat fraud

(A)

Secretary of State

One-third of the amounts deposited into the Fraud Prevention and Detection Account shall remain available to the Secretary of State until expended for programs and activities at United States embassies and consulates abroad—
(i)
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6 So in original. Probably should be followed by “of”.
section 1101(a)(15) of this title to increase the number  diplomatic security personnel assigned exclusively or primarily to the function of preventing and detecting fraud by applicants for visas described in subparagraph (H)(i), (H)(ii), or (L) of ;
(ii)
section 1101(a)(15) of this title otherwise to prevent and detect visa fraud, including primarily fraud by applicants for visas described in subparagraph (H)(i), (H)(ii), or (L) of , in cooperation with the Secretary of Homeland Security or pursuant to the terms of a memorandum of understanding or other agreement between the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security; and
(iii)
upon request by the Secretary of Homeland Security, to assist such Secretary in carrying out the fraud prevention and detection programs and activities described in subparagraph (B).
(B)

Secretary of Homeland Security

section 1184(c) of this titlesection 1101(a)(15) of this titleOne-third of the amounts deposited into the Fraud Prevention and Detection Account shall remain available to the Secretary of Homeland Security until expended for programs and activities to prevent and detect immigration benefit fraud, including fraud with respect to petitions filed under paragraph (1) or (2)(A) of to grant an alien nonimmigrant status described in subparagraph (H) or (L) of .

(C)

Secretary of Labor

section 1182(n) of this titlesection 1184(c)(14)(A)(i) of this titleOne-third of the amounts deposited into the Fraud Prevention and Detection Account shall remain available to the Secretary of Labor until expended for wage and hour enforcement programs and activities otherwise authorized to be conducted by the Secretary of Labor that focus on industries likely to employ nonimmigrants, including enforcement programs and activities described in and enforcement programs and activities related to .

(D)

Consultation

section 1184(c) of this titlesection 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii) of this titleThe Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Labor shall consult one another with respect to the use of the funds in the Fraud Prevention and Detection Account or for programs and activities to prevent and detect fraud with respect to petitions under paragraph (1) or (2)(A) of to grant an alien nonimmigrant status described in .

(w)

CBP Electronic Visa Update System Account

(1)

Establishment

There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the “CBP Electronic Visa Update System Account” (referred to in this subsection as the “Account”).

(2)

Deposits

There shall be deposited into the Account an amount equal to the difference between—
(A)
section 1813 of this title all of the fees received pursuant to ; and
(B)
an amount equal to $5 multiplied by the number of payments collected pursuant to such section.
(3)

Appropriation

Amounts deposited in the Account—
(A)
section 1813 of this title are hereby appropriated to make payments and offset program costs in accordance with , without further appropriation; and
(B)
shall remain available until expended for any U.S. Customs and Border Protection costs associated with administering the CBP Electronic Visa Update System.

June 27, 1952, ch. 477 66 Stat. 232 Pub. L. 97–116, § 1395 Stat. 1618 Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title II, § 205(a), formerly § 205]100 Stat. 1783–39 Pub. L. 100–525, § 4(a)(2)(A)102 Stat. 2615 Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title II, § 205]100 Stat. 3341–39 Pub. L. 99–653, § 7(d)(1)Pub. L. 100–525, § 8(f)102 Stat. 2617 Pub. L. 100–71, title I, § 1101 Stat. 394 Pub. L. 100–459, title II, § 209(a)102 Stat. 2203 Pub. L. 100–525, § 4(a)(1)102 Stat. 2614 Pub. L. 101–162, title II103 Stat. 1000 Pub. L. 101–515, title II, § 210(a)104 Stat. 2120 Pub. L. 102–232, title III, § 309(a)(1)(A)(i)105 Stat. 1757–1759 Pub. L. 102–395, title I, § 112106 Stat. 1843 Pub. L. 103–121, title I107 Stat. 1161 Pub. L. 103–416, title II, § 219(t)108 Stat. 4317 Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title I110 Stat. 3009–560 Pub. L. 105–119, title I, § 110(1)111 Stat. 2457 Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(b) [title I, § 114]112 Stat. 2681–50 Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(1) [title I, § 118]113 Stat. 1535 Pub. L. 106–313, title I114 Stat. 1255 Pub. L. 106–553, § 1(a)(2) [title I, § 112]114 Stat. 2762 Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title I, § 106]114 Stat. 2763 Pub. L. 107–77, title I115 Stat. 765 Pub. L. 107–173, title IV, § 403(a)116 Stat. 559 Pub. L. 107–206, title I, § 202116 Stat. 832 Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title I, § 11016(2)116 Stat. 1824 Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 457116 Stat. 2201 Pub. L. 108–7, div. B, title I, § 108117 Stat. 67 Pub. L. 108–77, title IV, § 402(d)(2)117 Stat. 946 Pub. L. 108–447, div. J, title IV118 Stat. 3357 Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title VI, § 6046119 Stat. 295 Pub. L. 109–472, § 2120 Stat. 3554 Pub. L. 111–117, div. D, title V, § 524(a)123 Stat. 3283 Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 818(a)130 Stat. 222 Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title V, § 573132 Stat. 3389 Pub. L. 116–159, div. D, title I, § 4102(a)134 Stat. 738 Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(44)136 Stat. 4310 Pub. L. 119–21, title X, § 100015(c)(1)139 Stat. 383 (, title II, ch. 9, § 286, ; , , ; , , , 1783–53, renumbered § 205(a), , , ; , , , 3341–53; , , as added , , ; , , ; , , ; , (d), , , 2615; , , ; , (d), , , 2121; , (B), (2), (b)(12), , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , §§ 122(a), 124(a)(1), title III, §§ 308(d)(3)(A), (4)(K), (e)(1)(L), (g)(1), 376(b), 382(b), title VI, § 671(b)(11), (e)(5), (6), , , 3009–562, 3009–617 to 3009–619, 3009–622, 3009–648, 3009–651, 3009–722, 3009–723; , (2), , ; , div. C, title IV, § 414(b), , , 2681–68, 2681–652; , , , 1501A–22; , §§ 110(a), 113, , , 1261; , , , 2762A–68; , , , 2763A–11; , §§ 109, 110, , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , div. L, § 107, , , 532; , , ; , §§ 426(b), 427, , , 3358; , div. B, title IV, § 403(b), , , 319; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Amendment of Section

section 107(c) of Pub. L. 108–77For termination of amendment by , see Effective and Termination Dates of 2003 Amendment note below.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act June 27, 1952, ch. 477 66 Stat. 163 section 1101 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a), (h)(1)(B), and (r)(2), was in the original, “this Act”, meaning , , known as the Immigration and Nationality Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Subchapter C of chapter 33 of title 26, referred to in subsec. (f)(3), is classified to section 4261 et seq. of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

Section 606 of Public Law 101–162section 606 of Pub. L. 101–162103 Stat. 1031 , referred to in subsec. (q)(3)(B), is , title VI, , , which is not classified to the Code.

Section 1813 of this titlesection 100015 of Pub. L. 119–21section 1813 of this title, referred to in subsec. (w)(2)(A), (3)(A), was in the original, “section 100015 of the Act entitled ‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14’ ”, which was translated as meaning which is classified to , to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Amendments

Pub. L. 119–212025—Subsec. (w). added subsec. (w).

Pub. L. 117–2862022—Subsec. (k). substituted “chapter 10 of title 5,” for “the Federal Advisory Committee Act,”.

Pub. L. 116–1592020—Subsec. (u). amended subsec. (u) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Attorney General is authorized to establish and collect a premium fee for employment-based petitions and applications. This fee shall be used to provide certain premium-processing services to business customers, and to make infrastructure improvements in the adjudications and customer-service processes. For approval of the benefit applied for, the petitioner/applicant must meet the legal criteria for such benefit. This fee shall be set at $1,000, shall be paid in addition to any normal petition/application fee that may be applicable, and shall be deposited as offsetting collections in the Immigration Examinations Fee Account. The Attorney General may adjust this fee according to the Consumer Price Index.”

Pub. L. 115–2542018—Subsec. (i). inserted “, train,” after “commercial aircraft” and “, rail line,” after “airport”.

Pub. L. 114–1252016—Subsec. (i). substituted “Reimbursements under this subsection may be collected in advance of the provision of such immigration inspection services. Notwithstanding subsection (h)(1)(B), and only to the extent provided in appropriations Acts, any amounts collected under this subsection shall be credited as offsetting collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, remain available until expended, and be available for the purposes for which such appropriation, account, or fund is authorized to be used.” for “The Attorney General’s authority to receive such reimbursement shall terminate immediately upon the provision for such services by appropriation.”

Pub. L. 111–117Pub. L. 108–4472009—Subsec. (v)(2)(B), (C). , which directed substitution of subpars. (B) and (C) for “subparagraphs (B) and (C) that appear within section 426(b) of division J of” , was executed by adding subpars. (B) and (C) to subsec. (v)(2) and striking out former subpars. (B) and (C), to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See 2004 Amendment note below. Prior to amendment, subpars. (B) and (C) read as follows:

Secretary of homeland securitysection 1184(c) of this titlesection 1101(a)(15) of this title“(B) .—One-third of the amounts deposited into the Fraud Prevention and Detection Account shall remain available to the Secretary of Homeland Security until expended for programs and activities to prevent and detect fraud with respect to petitions under paragraph (1) or (2)(A) of to grant an alien nonimmigrant status described in subparagraph (H)(i), (H)(ii), or (L) of .

Secretary of laborsection 1182(n) of this title“(C) .—One-third of the amounts deposited into the Fraud Prevention and Detection Account shall remain available to the Secretary of Labor until expended for enforcement programs and activities described in .”

Pub. L. 109–472, § 2(1)2007—Subsec. (v)(2)(A)(i). , inserted “or primarily” after “exclusively”.

Pub. L. 109–472, § 2(2)Subsec. (v)(2)(A)(ii). , amended cl. (ii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (ii) read as follows: “otherwise to prevent and detect such fraud pursuant to the terms of a memorandum of understanding or other cooperative agreement between the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security; and”.

Pub. L. 109–13, § 6046section 1182(a)(5)(A) of this title2005—Subsec. (s)(6). , inserted “and ” before period at end.

Pub. L. 109–13, § 403(b)(2)Subsec. (v). , struck out “H–1B and L” before “Fraud Prevention” in heading.

Pub. L. 109–13, § 403(b)(1)(A)section 1184(c) of this titlesection 1184(c)(12) of this titleSubsec. (v)(1). , (B), struck out “H–1B and L” before “Fraud Prevention” and substituted “paragraph (12) or (13) of ” for “”.

Pub. L. 109–13, § 403(b)(1)(A)Subsec. (v)(2)(A). , struck out “H–1B and L” before “Fraud Prevention” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 109–13, § 403(b)(1)(C)Subsec. (v)(2)(A)(i). , substituted “(H)(i), (H)(ii),” for “(H)(i)”.

Pub. L. 109–13, § 403(b)(1)(A)Subsec. (v)(2)(B). , (C), struck out “H–1B and L” before “Fraud Prevention” and substituted “(H)(i), (H)(ii),” for “(H)(i)”.

Pub. L. 109–13, § 403(b)(1)(A)Subsec. (v)(2)(C). , struck out “H–1B and L” before “Fraud Prevention”.

Pub. L. 109–13, § 403(b)(1)(A)section 1184(c) of this titlesection 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii) of this titleSubsec. (v)(2)(D). , (D), struck out “H–1B and L” before “Fraud Prevention” and inserted “or for programs and activities to prevent and detect fraud with respect to petitions under paragraph (1) or (2)(A) of to grant an alien nonimmigrant status described in ” before period at end.

Pub. L. 108–447, § 427(1)2004—Subsec. (s)(2). , substituted “50 percent” for “55 percent”.

Pub. L. 108–447, § 427(2)Subsec. (s)(3). , substituted “30 percent” for “22 percent”.

Pub. L. 108–447, § 427(3)Subsec. (s)(4)(A). , substituted “10 percent” for “15 percent”.

Pub. L. 108–447, § 427(4)Subsec. (s)(5). , substituted “5 percent” for “4 percent” and “Secretary of Homeland Security” for “Attorney General”.

Pub. L. 108–447, § 427(5)section 1182(n)(1) of this titlesection 1182(n)(1) of this titlesection 1182(a)(5)(A) of this titlesection 1182(n)(2) of this titlesection 1182(n)(1) of this titlesection 1182(n)(1) of this titlesection 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of this titleSubsec. (s)(6). , substituted “Beginning with fiscal year 2000, 5 percent of the amounts deposited into the H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Secretary of Labor until expended for decreasing the processing time for applications under ” for “Beginning with fiscal year 2000, 2 percent of the amounts deposited into the H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Secretary of Labor until expended for decreasing the processing time for applications under and , and 2 percent of such amounts shall remain available to such Secretary until expended for carrying out . Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, both of the amounts made available for any fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2000) pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be available to such Secretary, and shall remain available until expended, only for decreasing the processing time for applications under until the Secretary submits to the Congress a report containing a certification that, during the most recently concluded calendar year, the Secretary substantially complied with the requirement in relating to the provision of the certification described in within a 7-day period”.

Pub. L. 108–447, § 426(b)Subsec. (v). , added subsec. (v).

Pub. L. 108–7, § 108Provided2003—Subsec. (e)(3). , added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: “The Attorney General shall charge and collect $3 per individual for the immigration inspection or pre-inspection of each commercial vessel passenger whose journey originated in the United States or in any place set forth in paragraph (1): , That this requirement shall not apply to immigration inspection at designated ports of entry of passengers arriving by the following vessels, when operating on a regular schedule: Great Lakes international ferries, or Great Lakes Vessels on the Great Lakes and connecting waterways.”

Pub. L. 108–7, § 107Pub. L. 107–296, § 457Subsec. (m). , repealed . See 2002 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 108–77section 1184(c) of this titlesection 1184(c)(9) of this titleSubsec. (s)(1). , §§ 107(c), 402(d)(2), temporarily substituted “paragraphs (9) and (11) of ” for “”. See Effective and Termination Dates of 2003 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 107–2062002—Subsec. (e)(3). substituted “shall” for “is authorized to” and “requirement” for “authorization”.

Pub. L. 107–173Subsec. (g). struck out “, within forty-five minutes of their presentation for inspection,” after “adequately provided” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 107–296, § 457Pub. L. 108–7, § 107Subsec. (m). , which directed the substitution of “such services.” for “such services, including the costs of similar services provided without charge to asylum applicants or other immigrants.”, was repealed by .

Pub. L. 107–273Subsec. (q)(2). inserted “, including receipts for services performed in processing forms I–94, I–94W, and I–68, and other similar applications processed at land border ports of entry,” after “subsection”.

Pub. L. 107–77, § 109(1)2001—Subsec. (d). , substituted “$7” for “$6”.

Pub. L. 107–77, § 109(2)Subsec. (e)(1). , substituted “Except as provided in paragraph (3), no” for “No”.

Pub. L. 107–77, § 109(3)Subsec. (e)(3). , added par. (3).

Pub. L. 107–77, § 110Subsec. (q)(1)(A)(i). , which directed the substitution of “96” for “6” in section 286(q)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1953, was executed by making the substitution in section 286(q)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 106–313, § 110(a)(1)2000—Subsec. (s)(2). , substituted “55 percent” for “56.3 percent”.

Pub. L. 106–313, § 113(b)section 110(a)(2) of Pub. L. 106–313Subsec. (s)(3). , provided that in the amendment made by the figure to be inserted is deemed to be “22 percent”. See below.

Pub. L. 106–313, § 110(a)(2), substituted “23.5 percent” for “28.2 percent”. See above.

Pub. L. 106–313, § 110(a)(3)Subsec. (s)(4). , amended heading and text of par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:

Grants for mathematics, engineering, or science enrichment coursessection 1862(a)(1) of title 42“(A) .—4 percent of the amounts deposited into the H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Director of the National Science Foundation until expended to make merit-reviewed grants, under , for programs that provide opportunities for enrollment in year-round academic enrichment courses in mathematics, engineering, or science.

Systemic reform activitiessection 1862(a)(1) of title 42“(B) .—4 percent of the amounts deposited into the H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Director of the National Science Foundation until expended to carry out systemic reform activities administered by the National Science Foundation under .”

Pub. L. 106–313, § 113(a)section 1184(c) of this titlesection 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of this titleSubsec. (s)(5). , amended text of par. (5) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “1.5 percent of the amounts deposited into the H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account shall remain available to the Attorney General until expended to carry out duties under paragraphs (1) and (9) of related to petitions made for nonimmigrants described in , to decrease the processing time for such petitions, and to carry out duties under section 416 of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998. Such amounts shall be available in addition to any other fees authorized to be collected by the Attorney General with respect to such petitions.”

Pub. L. 106–554section 1182(a)(5)(A) of this titlesection 1182(n)(1) of this titleSubsec. (s)(6). , which directed amendment of section 286(s)(6) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act by inserting “and ” after “decreasing the processing time for applications under ”, was executed by making the amendment to subsec. (s)(6) of this section, which is section 286 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 106–313, § 113(b)Pub. L. 106–313, provided that in the amendments made by section 110(a)(4) and (5) of the figures to be inserted are deemed to be “4 percent” and “2 percent”, respectively. See below.

Pub. L. 106–313, § 110(a)(4), substituted “5 percent” for “6 percent”. See above.

Pub. L. 106–313, § 110(a)(5), substituted “2.5 percent” for “3 percent” in two places. See above.

Pub. L. 106–553Subsecs. (t), (u). added subsecs. (t) and (u).

Pub. L. 106–1131999—Subsec. (q)(1)(A)(ii) to (iv). , which directed amendment of section 286(q)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1953 by striking out cl. (ii), redesignating cl. (iii) as (ii), striking out “, until ,” after “submit on a quarterly basis” in cl. (iv), and redesignating cl. (iv) as (iii), was executed by making the amendment to this section, which is section 286 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Prior to amendment, cl. (ii) read as follows: “The program authorized in this subparagraph shall terminate on , unless further authorized by an Act of Congress.”

Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(b) [title I, § 114]1998—Subsec. (e)(1)(C). , inserted “State,” before “territory”.

Pub. L. 105–277, § 414(b)Subsec. (s). , added subsec. (s).

Pub. L. 105–119, § 110(2)(A)section 1255(i)(3)(b) of this title1997—Subsec. (r)(2). , inserted “, and amount described in ” after “recovered by the Department of Justice”.

Pub. L. 105–119, § 110(2)(B)Subsec. (r)(3). , substituted “Attorney General” for “Immigration and Naturalization Service” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 105–119, § 110(2)(C)Providedsection 606 of Public Law 102–395Subsec. (r)(4). , added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: “The amount required to be refunded from the Fund for fiscal year 1994 and thereafter shall be refunded in accordance with estimates made in the budget request of the Attorney General for those fiscal years: , That any proposed changes in the amounts designated in said budget requests shall only be made after notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in accordance with .”

Pub. L. 105–119, § 110(1)Subsec. (s). , struck out heading and text of subsec. (s) which established Immigration Detention Account in general fund of the Treasury to be drawn upon to refund to any appropriation amounts paid out for expenses incurred by Attorney General for detention of aliens.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(g)(1)1996—Subsec. (a). , substituted “section 1223(b)” for “section 1228(b)”.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 671(e)(5)Subsec. (h)(1)(A). , inserted period after “expended”.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 382(b)Subsec. (h)(1)(B). , substituted “1253(c), 1321,” for “1321”.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 124(a)(1)(B)Subsec. (h)(2)(A). , inserted concluding provisions “The Attorney General shall provide for expenditures for training and assistance described in clause (iv) in an amount, for any fiscal year, not less than 5 percent of the total of the expenses incurred that are described in the previous sentence.”

Pub. L. 104–208, § 671(e)(6)(A)Subsec. (h)(2)(A)(iv). , struck out “and” at end.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 124(a)(1)(A), inserted “, including training of, and technical assistance to, commercial airline personnel regarding such detection” after “United States”.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 671(e)(6)(B)Subsec. (h)(2)(A)(v). –(E), struck out colon after “services for”, substituted “and for any alien” for “; and any alien”, adjusted margins, and substituted “entry; and” for “entry.” at end.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(e)(1)(L), substituted “removal” for “deportation”.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(d)(3)(A), substituted “inadmissible” for “excludable” in two places.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 671(e)(6)(B)Subsec. (h)(2)(A)(vi). –(D), struck out colon after “ports-of-entry for”, substituted “and for any alien” for “; and any alien”, and adjusted margins.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(d)(4)(K), substituted “removal” for “exclusion” in two places.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(d)(3)(A), substituted “inadmissible” for “excludable” in two places.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 122(a)(1)Subsec. (q)(1). , added par. (1) and struck out heading and text of former par. (1). Text read as follows: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General is authorized to establish, by regulation, a project under which a fee may be charged and collected for inspection services provided at one or more land border points of entry. Such project may include the establishment of commuter lanes to be made available to qualified United States citizens and aliens, as determined by the Attorney General.”

Pub. L. 104–208, § 122(a)(2)Subsec. (q)(5). , struck out par. (5) which read as follows:

“(5)(A) The program authorized in this subsection shall terminate on , unless further authorized by an Act of Congress.

“(B) The provisions set forth in this subsection shall take effect 30 days after submission of a written plan by the Attorney General detailing the proposed implementation of the project specified in paragraph (1).

“(C) If implemented, the Attorney General shall prepare and submit on a quarterly basis, until , a status report on the land border inspection project.”

Pub. L. 104–208, § 671(b)(11)Subsec. (r)(4), (6). , substituted “the Fund” for “Fund” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 376(b)Subsec. (s). , added subsec. (s).

Pub. L. 103–416, § 219(t)(1)1994—Subsec. (r). , substituted “Fund” for “Account” in heading.

Pub. L. 103–416, § 219(t)(2)Subsec. (r)(1). , substituted “(in this subsection referred to as the ‘Fund’)” for “(hereafter referred to as the Fund)”.

Pub. L. 103–416, § 219(t)(3)Subsec. (r)(2). , made technical amendment to reference to this chapter involving corresponding provision of original act.

Pub. L. 103–416, § 219(t)(4)Subsec. (r)(4). , struck out “the Breached Bond/Detention” before “Fund”.

Pub. L. 103–416, § 219(t)(5)Public Law 102–395, substituted “of ” for “of this Act”.

Pub. L. 103–416, § 219(t)(6)Subsec. (r)(5). , substituted “Fund” for “account” after “condition of the”.

Pub. L. 103–416, § 219(t)(4)Subsec. (r)(6). , struck out “the Breached Bond/Detention” before “Fund” in two places.

Pub. L. 103–1211993—Subsec. (d). substituted “$6” for “$5”.

Pub. L. 103–121Subsec. (h)(2)(A)(v), (vi). , which directed the amendment of subpar. (A) by “deleting subsection (v)” and adding new cls. (v) and (vi), was executed by adding cls. (v) and (vi) and striking out former cl. (v) which read as follows: “providing detention and deportation services for excludable aliens arriving on commercial aircraft and vessels.”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 102–3951992—Subsec. (r). added subsec. (r).

Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(b)(12)section 1101(b)(5) of this title1991—Subsec. (e)(1)(D). , made an amendment to reference to involving corresponding provision of original act.

Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(2)(B)Pub. L. 101–515, § 210(a)(2)Subsec. (f)(3). , made technical correction to directory language of . See 1990 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(2)(A)(i)Subsec. (h)(1)(A). , inserted a period after “available until expended”.

Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(2)(A)(ii)Subsec. (m). , substituted “additional” for “additonal”.

Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(1)(A)(i)(I)Pub. L. 100–459, made technical correction to directory language of . See 1988 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(1)(B)Pub. L. 101–162Subsec. (n). , amended directory language of . See 1989 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(1)(A)(i)(I)Pub. L. 100–459, made technical correction to directory language of . See 1988 Amendment note below.

oPub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(1)(A)(i)(II)Subsec. (). , substituted “shall” for “will”.

Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(1)(A)(i)(I)Pub. L. 100–459, made technical correction to directory language of . See 1988 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(1)(A)(i)(I)Pub. L. 100–459Subsec. (p). , made technical correction to directory language of . See 1988 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(2)(A)(iii)Subsec. (q)(2). , realigned margin.

Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(2)(A)(iii)Subsec. (q)(3)(A). , (iv), inserted “the” after “The Secretary of” and realigned margin.

Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(2)(A)(v)Subsec. (q)(5)(B). , substituted “paragraph (1)” for “subsection (q)(1)”.

Pub. L. 101–515, § 210(a)(1)1990—Subsec. (e)(1). , inserted “, other than aircraft passengers,” after “arrival of any passenger”.

Pub. L. 101–515, § 210(a)(2)Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(2)(B)Subsec. (f)(3). , as amended by , inserted “, except the fourth quarter payment for fees collected from airline passengers shall be made on the date that is ten days before the end of the fiscal year, and the first quarter payment shall include any collections made in the preceding quarter that were not remitted with the previous payment” after “in which the fees are collected”.

Pub. L. 101–515, § 210(a)(3)Subsec. (g). , inserted “, within forty-five minutes of their presentation for inspection,” before “when needed and”.

Pub. L. 101–515, § 210(a)(4)Subsec. (h)(1)(A). , substituted “There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate account which shall be known as the ‘Immigration User Fee Account’. Notwithstanding any other section of this subchapter, there shall be deposited as offsetting receipts into the Immigration User Fee Account all fees collected under subsection (d) of this section, to remain available until expended” for “All of the fees collected under subsection (d) of this section shall be deposited in a separate account within the general fund of the Treasury of the United States, to remain available until expended. Such account shall be known as the ‘Immigration User Fee Account’.”

lPub. L. 101–515, § 210(a)(5)lSubsec. (). , added subsec. ().

Pub. L. 101–515, § 210(d)(1)Provided furtherSubsec. (m). , (2), inserted “as offsetting receipts” after “shall be deposited” and inserted before period at end “: , That fees for providing adjudication and naturalization services may be set at a level that will ensure recovery of the full costs of providing all such services, including the costs of similar services provided without charge to asylum applicants or other immigrants. Such fees may also be set at a level that will recover any additonal [sic] costs associated with the administration of the fees collected”.

Pub. L. 101–515, § 210(d)(3)Subsec. (q). , added subsec. (q).

Pub. L. 101–162Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(1)(B)1989—Subsec. (n). , as amended by , struck out “in excess of $50,000,000” before “shall remain available” and struck out after first sentence “At least annually, deposits in the amount of $50,000,000 shall be transferred from the ‘Immigration Examinations Fee Account’ to the General Fund of the Treasury of the United States.”

Pub. L. 100–525, § 8(f)Pub. L. 99–653, § 7(d)(1)1988—Subsec. (a). , added . See 1986 Amendment note below.

lPub. L. 100–525, § 4(a)(2)(A)Pub. L. 99–500Pub. L. 99–591Subsecs. (d) to (). , (d), amended and . See 1986 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 100–525, § 4(a)(1)(A)Subsec. (f)(3). , substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.

Pub. L. 100–525, § 4(a)(1)(B)section 1353b of this titlesection 1353(a) of this titleSubsec. (g). , substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 100–525, § 4(a)(1)(C)(i)Subsec. (h)(1)(A). , amended that portion of the first sentence of subpar. (A) following “Treasury of the United States” so as to read “, to remain available until expended”. See 1987 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 100–525, § 4(a)(1)(C)(ii), substituted “Fee Account’.” for “Fee Account.’ ”

Pub. L. 100–525, § 4(a)(1)(C)(iii)Subsec. (h)(1)(B). –(v), substituted “civil fines or penalties” for “fines, penalties, liquidated damages or expenses”, inserted “and all liquidated damages and expenses collected pursuant to this chapter” after “this title”, and struck out quotation marks before and after the term “Immigration User Fee Account”.

Pub. L. 100–525, § 4(a)(1)(C)(vi)Subsec. (h)(2)(A). , substituted “vessels and in—” for “vessels and:” in introductory provisions and inserted “and” at end of cl. (iv).

Pub. L. 100–525, § 4(a)(1)(D)Subsec. (i). , inserted “Reimbursement” as heading.

lPub. L. 100–525, § 4(a)(1)(E)lSubsec. (). , struck out subsec. () which read as follows:

“(1) The provisions of this section and the amendments made by this section, shall apply with respect to immigration inspection services rendered after .

“(2) Fees may be charged under subsection (d) of this section only with respect to immigration inspection services rendered in regard to arriving passengers using transportation for which documents or tickets were issued after .”

Pub. L. 100–459Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(a)(1)(A)(i)(I)Subsecs. (m) to (p). , as amended by , added subsecs. (m) to (p).

Pub. L. 100–71Pub. L. 99–500Pub. L. 99–5911987—Subsec. (h)(1)(A). , directed the general amendment of first sentence of section 205(h)(1)(A) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987, in and . Section 205 of such act does not contain a subsec. (h)(1)(A) but did enact subsec. (h)(1)(A) of this section and had such amendment been executed to first sentence of subsec. (h)(1)(A) of this section it would have resulted in inserting “, to remain available until expended” after “Treasury of the United States”. See 1988 Amendment note above.

Pub. L. 99–653, § 7(d)(1)Pub. L. 100–525, § 8(f)section 1228(b) of this titlesection 1228(c) of this title1986—Subsec. (a). , as added by , substituted “” for “”.

lPub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title II, § 205(a), formerly § 205]Pub. L. 100–525, § 4(a)(2)(A)lSubsecs. (d) to (). , as redesignated by , added subsecs. (d) to ().

Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title II, § 205]Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title II, § 205(a)]Pub. L. 100–525, § 4(d), a corrected version of , was repealed by , effective as of .

Pub. L. 97–1161981—Subsecs. (b), (c). added subsec. (b), redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c), and inserted “and subsection (b)” after “subsection (a)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

Pub. L. 111–117, div. D, title V, § 524(b)123 Stat. 3284

“The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [].”
, , , provided that:

Effective and Termination Dates of 2005 Amendment

section 403(b) of Pub. L. 109–13section 403(c) of Pub. L. 109–13section 1184 of this titleAmendment by effective 14 days after , and applicable to filings for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2005, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 2004 Amendment

section 426(b) of Pub. L. 108–447section 1184(c) of this titlesection 1202 of this titlesection 426(c) of Pub. L. 108–447section 1184 of this titleAmendment by effective , and the fees imposed under such amendment applicable to petitions under , and applications for nonimmigrant visas under , filed on or after the date that is 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .

Effective and Termination Dates of 2003 Amendment

Pub. L. 108–77section 107 of Pub. L. 108–77section 3805 of Title 19Amendment by effective on the date the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement enters into force (), and ceases to be effective on the date the Agreement ceases to be in force, see , set out in a note under , Customs Duties.

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–296section 4 of Pub. L. 107–296section 101 of Title 6Amendment by effective 60 days after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Domestic Security.

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title I, § 124(a)(2)110 Stat. 3009–562

“The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply to expenses incurred during or after fiscal year 1997.”
, , , provided that:

Pub. L. 104–208section 309 of Pub. L. 104–208section 1101 of this titleAmendment by section 308(d)(3)(A), (4)(K), (e)(1)(L), (g)(1) of effective, with certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after , see , set out as a note under .

section 376(b) of Pub. L. 104–208section 376(c) of Pub. L. 104–208section 1255 of this titleAmendment by applicable to applications made on or after the end of the 90-day period beginning , see , set out as a note under .

section 382(b) of Pub. L. 104–208section 382(c) of Pub. L. 104–208section 1330 of this titleAmendment by applicable to fines and penalties collected on or after , see , set out as a note under .

section 671(b)(11) of Pub. L. 104–208Pub. L. 103–416section 671(b)(14) of Pub. L. 104–208section 1101 of this titleAmendment by effective as if included in the enactment of the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994, , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–416, title II, § 219(t)108 Stat. 4317 Pub. L. 102–395, , , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective as if included in the enactment of .

Effective Date of 1991 Amendment

Pub. L. 102–232, title III, § 309(a)(3)105 Stat. 1758 Pub. L. 103–416, title II, § 219(z)(6)108 Stat. 4318

section 1455 of this titlePub. L. 100–459, title IIPub. L. 101–162, title II“The amendments made by paragraphs (1)(A) [amending this section and ] and (1)(B) [amending this section] shall be effective as if they were included in the enactment of the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1989 [] and the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1990 [], respectively.”
, , , as amended by , , , provided that:

Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

Pub. L. 101–515, title II, § 210(b)104 Stat. 2120

“The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) of this section [amending this section] shall apply to fees charged only with respect to immigration inspection or preinspection services rendered in regard to arriving passengers using transportation for which documents or tickets were issued after .”
, , , provided that:

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–525section 101(b) of Pub. L. 99–500section 4(c) of Pub. L. 100–525section 1222 of this titleAmendment by section 4(a)(1), (2)(A) of effective as if included in enactment of Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1987 (as contained in ), see , set out as a note under .

section 8(f) of Pub. L. 100–525Pub. L. 99–653section 309(b)(15) of Pub. L. 102–232section 1101 of this titleAmendment by effective as if included in the enactment of the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1986, , see , set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendments note under .

Effective Date of 1986 Amendments

section 7(d)(1) of Pub. L. 99–653section 23(a) of Pub. L. 99–653section 1101 of this titleAmendment by applicable to visas issued, and admissions occurring, on or after , see , set out as a note under .

Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title II, § 205(b)]Pub. L. 100–525, § 4(a)(2)(B)102 Stat. 2615

“(1)
The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to immigration inspection services rendered after .
“(2)
8 U.S.C. 1356(d) Fees may be charged under section 286(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act [] only with respect to immigration inspection services rendered in regard to arriving passengers using transportation for which documents or tickets were issued after .”
, as added by , , , provided that:

Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Pub. L. 97–116section 21(a) of Pub. L. 97–116section 1101 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of Functions

section 1551 of this titleFor abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under .

Termination of Advisory Committees

section 1013 of Title 5Advisory committees established after , to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See , Government Organization and Employees.

Expansion to New Benefit Requests

Pub. L. 116–159, div. D, title I, § 4102(b)134 Stat. 740

“(1)

In general .—

8 U.S.C. 1356(u)(3)(B)section 553 of title 5Notwithstanding the requirement to set a fee by regulation under section 286(u)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (), as amended by subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security may set a fee under that section without regard to the provisions of , United States Code, if such fee is consistent with the following:
“(A)
8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(1)(C) For a petition for classification under section 203(b)(1)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (), or a petition for classification under section 203(b)(2) involving a waiver under section 203(b)(2)(B) of such Act, the fee is set at an amount not greater than $2,500 and the required processing timeframe is not greater than 45 days.
“(B)
8 U.S.C. 12588 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) For an application under section 248 of the Immigration and Nationality Act () to change status to a classification described in subparagraph (F), (J), or (M) of section 101(a)(15) of such Act (), the fee is set at an amount not greater than $1,750 and the required processing timeframe is not greater than 30 days.
“(C)
8 U.S.C. 12588 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) For an application under section 248 of the Immigration and Nationality Act () to change status to be classified as a dependent of a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph (E), (H), (L), (O), (P), or (R) of section 101(a)(15) of such Act (), or to extend such classification, the fee is set at an amount not greater than $1,750 and the required processing timeframe is not greater than 30 days.
“(D)
For an application for employment authorization, the fee is set at an amount not greater than $1,500 and the required processing timeframe is not greater than 30 days.
“(2)

Clarification .—

The required processing timeframe for each of the applications and petitions described in paragraph (1) shall not commence until the date that all prerequisites for adjudication are received by the Secretary of Homeland Security.”
, , , provided that:

Other Benefit Requests

Pub. L. 116–159, div. D, title I, § 4102(c)134 Stat. 740

“In implementing the amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section], the Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop and implement processes to ensure that the availability of premium processing, or its expansion to additional immigration benefit requests, does not result in an increase in processing times for immigration benefit requests not designated for premium processing or an increase in regular processing of immigration benefit requests so designated.”
, , , provided that:

Restoration of Provision Regarding Fees to Cover the Full Costs of All Adjudication Services

Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, § 107117 Stat. 532

Public Law 107–296section 457 of Pub. L. 107–296“That no court shall have jurisdiction over any cause or claim arising under the provisions of section 457 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 () [amending this section], this section [repealing ], or any regulations promulgated thereunder.”
, , , provided in part:

Reporting Requirement

Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title IV, § 414(e)Pub. L. 106–313, title I, § 110(c)114 Stat. 1256

“The Secretary of Labor and the Director of the National Science Foundation shall—

“(1)
track and monitor the performance of programs receiving H–1B Nonimmigrant Fee grant money; and
“(2)
not later than one year after the date of enactment of this subsection [], submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate—[sic]
“(A)
the tracking system to monitor the performance of programs receiving H–1B grant funding; and
“(B)
the number of individuals who have completed training and have entered the high-skill workforce through these programs.”
, as added by , , , provided that:

Deposit of Receipts From Increased Charge for Immigrant Visas Caused by Processing Fingerprints

Pub. L. 103–317, title V108 Stat. 1760

“That hereafter all receipts received from an increase in the charge for Immigrant Visas in effect on , caused by processing an applicant’s fingerprints, shall be deposited in this account as an offsetting collection and shall remain available until expended.”
, , , provided in part:

Extension of Land Border Fee Pilot Project

Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, § 101(a) [title I]110 Stat. 3009

“That the Land Border Fee Pilot Project scheduled to end [see subsec. (q) of this section], is extended to , for projects on both the northern and southern borders of the United States, except that no pilot program may implement a universal land border crossing toll”.
, , , 3009–10, provided in part:

Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriations act:

Pub. L. 103–121, title I107 Stat. 1161 Pub. L. 103–317, title I, § 111108 Stat. 1736 Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title I, § 122(b)110 Stat. 3009–560 , , , as amended by , , , and repealed by , , .