§ 1571. — Purposes.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 8USC1571]
TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
CHAPTER 13--IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER II--IMMIGRATION SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
Sec. 1571. Purposes
(a) Purposes
The purposes of this subchapter are to--
(1) provide the Immigration and Naturalization Service with the
mechanisms it needs to eliminate the current backlog in the
processing of immigration benefit applications within 1 year after
October 17, 2000, and to maintain the elimination of the backlog in
future years; and
(2) provide for regular congressional oversight of the
performance of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in
eliminating the backlog and processing delays in immigration
benefits adjudications.
(b) Policy
It is the sense of Congress that the processing of an immigration
benefit application should be completed not later than 180 days after
the initial filing of the application, except that a petition for a
nonimmigrant visa under section 1184(c) of this title should be
processed not later than 30 days after the filing of the petition.
(Pub. L. 106-313, title II, Sec. 202, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1262.)
Short Title
For short title of title II of Pub. L. 106-313, which enacted this
subchapter, as the ``Immigration Services and Infrastructure
Improvements Act of 2000'', see section 201 of Pub. L. 106-313, set out
as a Short Title of 2000 Amendment note under section 1551 of this
title.
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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1574 of this title.
