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Section
110 Bill Becomes Law
June
15, 2000
On June 15, President Clinton signed into law H.R.
4489, the INS Data Management Improvement Act (Public Law No. 106-215). Passage
of this law represents the first positive reform of IIRAIRA since its enactment
in 1996 and the first major defeat on this issue for Representative Lamar Smith
(R-TX). This law effectively replaces Section 110 of IIRAIRA, which
would have required the INS to create and implement new automated entry and exit
controls at all ports of entry. The
new law instead mandates that the INS create a centralized database to organize
and coordinate entry and exit data, that is already currently collected, at
ports of entry. The bill also
creates a new public-private task force that will review the system and current
border practices and provide recommendations for improvements. To
view the full text of the new law, click here.
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