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[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 not later than one year after October 17, 2000;
        (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.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1574 of this title.
