§ 1573. — Immigration services and infrastructure improvement account.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 8USC1573]
TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
CHAPTER 13--IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER II--IMMIGRATION SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
Sec. 1573. Immigration services and infrastructure improvement
account
(a) Authority of the Attorney General
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) Authorization of appropriations
(1) In general
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) of this section.
(2) Designation of account in treasury
Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be referred
to as the ``Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements
Account''.
(3) Availability of funds
Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) are authorized to
remain available until expended.
(4) Limitation on expenditures
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.
(Pub. L. 106-313, title II, Sec. 204, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1263;
Pub. L. 107-296, title IV, Sec. 458, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2201.)
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;''.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment 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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1574 of this title; title 6
section 271.
