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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 or vessel, or from any airport 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). The Attorney General's authority to receive such reimbursement shall terminate immediately upon the provision for such services by appropriation.

(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 the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 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. (1) Report to Congress

In addition to the reporting requirements established pursuant to subsection (h) of this section, 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

Notwithstanding 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: Provided, however, 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: Provided further, 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".

(0) 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

The provisions set forth in subsections (m), (n), and (o) of this section apply to adjudication and naturalization services performed and to related fees collected on or after October 1, 1988.

(q) Land Border Inspection Fee Account

(1) 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.

(2) All of the fees collected under this subsection 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) 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: Provided, 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 section 606 of Public Law 101-162.

(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.

(5)(A) The program authorized in this subsection shall terminate on September 30, 1993, 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 September 30, 1993, a status report on the land border inspection project.

(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) 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.

(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 Immigration and Naturalization Service 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 amount required to be refunded from 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: Provided, 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 section 606 of Public Law 102-395.

(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.

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(6) For fiscal year 1993 only, the Attorney General may transfer up to $1,000,000 from the Immigration User Fee Account to Fund for initial expenses necessary to enhance collection efforts: Provided, That any such transfers shall be refunded from Fund 3 back to the Immigration User Fee Account by December 31, 1993. (June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 9, § 286, 66 Stat. 232; Dec. 29, 1981, Pub. L. 97-116, § 13, 95 Stat. 1618; Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L. 99-500, § 101(b) [title II, § 205(a), formerly § 205], 100 Stat. 1783-39, 1783-53, renumbered § 205(a), Oct. 24, 1988, Pub. L. 100-525, § 4(a)(2)(A), 102 Stat. 2615; Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L. 99-591, § 101(b) [title II, § 2051, 100 Stat. 3341-39, 3341-53; Nov. 14, 1986, Pub. L. 99-653, § 7(d)(1), as added Oct. 24, 1988, Pub. L. 100-525, § 8(f), 102 Stat. 2617; July 11, 1987, Pub. L. 100-71, title I, § 1, 101 Stat. 394; Oct. 1, 1988, Pub. L. 100-459, title II, § 209(a), 102 Stat. 2203; Oct. 24, 1988, Pub. L. 100-525, § 4(a)(1), (d), 102 Stat. 2614, 2615; Nov. 21, 1989, Pub. L. 101-162, title II, 103 Stat. 1000; Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101-515, title II, § 210(a), (d), 104 Stat. 2120, 2121; Dec. 12, 1991, Pub. L. 102-232, title III, § 309(a)(1)(A)(i), (B), (2), (b)(12), 105 Stat. 1757-1759; Oct. 6, 1992, Pub. L. 102-395, title I, § 112, 106 Stat. 1843; Oct. 27, 1993, Pub. L. 103-121, title I, 107 Stat. 1161; Oct. 25, 1994, Pub. L. 103-416, title II, § 219(t), 108 Stat. 4317.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

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.

The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (k), is Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Section 606 of Public Law 101-162, referred to in subsec. (q)(3)(B), is section 606 of Pub. L. 101-162, title

" So in original. Probably should be preceded by "the".

VI, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1031, which is not classified to the Code.

Section 606 of Public Law 102-395, referred to in subsec. (r)(4), is section 606 of Pub. L. 102-395, 106 Stat. 1873, which is not classified to the Code.

AMENDMENTS

1994-Subsec. (r). Pub. L. 103-416, § 219(t)(1), substituted "Fund" for "Account" in heading.

Subsec. (r)(1). Pub. L. 103-416, § 219(t)(2), substituted "(in this subsection referred to as the 'Fund')" for "(hereafter referred to as the Fund)".

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

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

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

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

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

1993-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-121 substituted "“$6" for "$5".

Subsec. (h)(2)(A)(v), (vi). Pub. L. 103-121, 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.

1992-Subsec. (r). Pub. L. 102-395 added subsec. (r). 1991-Subsec. (e)(1)(D). Pub. L. 102-232, § 309(b)(12), made an amendment to reference to section 1101(b)(5) of this title involving corresponding provision of original act.

Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 102-232, § 309(a)(2)(B), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 101-515, § 210(a)(2). See 1990 Amendment note below. Subsec. (h)(1)(A). Pub. L. 102-232, § 309(a)(2)(A)(i), inserted a period after "available until expended".

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

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

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

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

Subsec. (o). Pub. L. 102-232, § 309(a)(1)(A)(i)(II), substituted "shall" for "will".

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

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

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

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

Subsec. (q)(5)(B). Pub. L. 102-232, § 309(a)(2)(A)(v), substituted "paragraph (1)" for "subsection (q)(1)”. 1990-Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 101-515, § 210(a)(1), inserted", other than aircraft passengers," after "arrival of any passenger".

Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 101-515, § 210(a)(2), as amended by Pub. L. 102-232, § 309(a)(2)(B), 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".

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

Subsec. (h)(1)(A). Pub. L. 101-515, § 210(a)(4), 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'."

Subsec. (1). Pub. L. 101-515, § 210(a)(5), added subsec. (1).

Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 101-515, § 210(d)(1), (2), inserted "as offsetting receipts" after "shall be deposited" and inserted before period at end ": Provided further, 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".

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

1989-Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 101-162, as amended by Pub. L. 102-232, § 309(a)(1)(B), 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."

1988-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-525, § 8(f), added Pub. L. 99-653, § 7(d)(1). See 1986 Amendment note below. Subsecs. (d) to (1). Pub. L. 100-525, § 4(a)(2)(A), (d), amended Pub. L. 99-500 and Pub. L. 99-591. See 1986 Amendment note below.

Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 100-525, § 4(a)(1)(A), 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.

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 100-525, § 4(a)(1)(B), substituted "section 1353b of this title" for "section 1353(a) of this title".

Subsec. (h)(1)(A). Pub. L. 100-525, § 4(a)(1)(C)(i), 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.

(h)(1)(B).

Pub. L. 100-525, § 4(a)(1)(C)(ii), substituted "Fee Account'." for "Fee Account.'" Subsec. Pub. L. 100-525, § 4(a)(1)(C)(iii)-(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".

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

Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 100-525, § 4(a)(1)(D), inserted "Reimbursement" as heading.

Subsec. (1). Pub. L. 100-525, § 4(a)(1)(E), struck out subsec. (1) which read as follows:

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

1987-Subsec. (h)(1)(A). Pub. L. 100-71, 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 Pub. L. 99-500 and Pub. L. 99-591. 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.

1986-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-653, § 7(d)(1), as added by Pub. L. 100–525, § 8(f), substituted “section 1228(b) of this title" for "section 1228(c) of this title".

Subsecs. (d) to (1). Pub. L. 99-500, § 101(b) [title II, § 205(a), formerly § 205], as redesignated by Pub. L. 100-525, § 4(a)(2)(A), added subsecs. (d) to (l).

Pub. L. 99-591, § 101(b) [title II, § 205], a corrected version of Pub. L. 99-500, § 101(b) [title II, § 205(a)], was repealed by Pub. L. 100-525, § 4(d), effective as of Oct. 30, 1986.

1981-Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 97-116 added subsec. (b), redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c), and inserted "and subsection (b)" after "subsection (a)".

EFFECTIVE Date of 1994 AMENDMENT

Section 219(t) of Pub. L. 103-416 provided that the amendment made by that section is effective as if included in the enactment of Pub. L. 102-395.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT

Section 309(a)(3) of Pub. L. 102-232, as amended by Pub. L. 103-416, title II, § 219(z)(6), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4318, provided that: "The amendments made by paragraphs (1)(A) [amending this section and section 1455 of this title] 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 [Pub. L. 100-459, title II] and the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1990 [Pub. L. 101-162, title II), respectively."

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT

Section 210(b) of Pub. L. 101-515 provided that: "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 November 30, 1990."

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 4(a)(1), (2)(A) of Pub. L. 100-525 effective as if included in enactment of Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1987 (as contained in section 101(b) of Pub. L. 99-500), see section 4(c) of Pub. L. 100-525, set out as a note under section 1227 of this title.

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

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1986 AMENDMENTS Amendment by section 7(d)(1) of Pub. L. 99-653 applicable to visas issued, and admissions occurring, on

or after Nov. 14, 1986, see section 23(a) of Pub. L. 99-653, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.

Pub. L. 99-500, § 101(b) [title II, § 205(b)], as added by Pub. L. 100-525, § 4(a)(2)(B), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2615, provided that:

"(1) The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to immigration inspection services rendered after November 30, 1986.

"(2) Fees may be charged under section 286(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1356(d)] only with respect to immigration inspection services rendered in regard to arriving passengers using transportation for which documents or tickets were issued after November 30, 1986."

EFFECTIVE Date of 1981 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 97-116 effective Dec. 29, 1981, see section 21(a) of Pub. L. 97-116, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.

TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2year 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 section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS FROM INCREASED CHARGE FOR
IMMIGRANT VISAS CAUSED BY PROCESSING FINGER-
PRINTS

Pub. L. 103-317, title V, Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1760, provided in part: "That hereafter all receipts received from an increase in the charge for Immigrant Visas in effect on September 30, 1994, caused by processing an applicant's fingerprints, shall be deposited in this account as an offsetting collection and shall remain available until expended."

EXTENSION OF LAND BORDER FEE PILOT PROJECT

Title I of Pub. L. 103-121, Oct. 27, 1993, 107 Stat. 1161, as amended by Pub. L. 103-317, title I, § 111, Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1736, provided in part: "That the Land Border Fee Pilot Project scheduled to end September 30, 1993 [see subsec. (q) of this section], is extended to September 30, 1996 for projects on the northern border of the United States and California only."

CROSS REFERENCES

Definition of alien and Service, see section 1101 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 1455 of this title.

§ 1357. Powers of immigration officers and employees (a) Powers without warrant

Any officer or employee of the Service authorized under regulations prescribed by the Attorney General shall have power without warrant

(1) to interrogate any alien or person believed to be an alien as to his right to be or to remain in the United States;

(2) to arrest any alien who in his presence or view is entering or attempting to enter the United States in violation of any law or regulation made in pursuance of law regulating the admission, exclusion, or expulsion of aliens, or to arrest any alien in the United States, if he has reason to believe that the alien so arrested is in the United States in violation of any such law or regulation and is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained for his arrest, but the alien arrested shall be taken without unnecessary delay for examination before an officer of the Service having authority to examine aliens as to their right to enter or remain in the United States;

(3) within a reasonable distance from any external boundary of the United States, to board and search for aliens any vessel within the territorial waters of the United States and any railway car, aircraft, conveyance, or vehicle, and within a distance of twenty-five miles from any such external boundary to have access to private lands, but not dwellings, for the purpose of patrolling the border to prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the United States;

(4) to make arrests for felonies which have been committed and which are cognizable under any law of the United States regulating the admission, exclusion, or expulsion of aliens, if he has reason to believe that the person so arrested is guilty of such felony and if there is likelihood of the person escaping before a warrant can be obtained for his arrest, but the person arrested shall be taken without unnecessary delay before the nearest available officer empowered to commit persons charged with offenses against the laws of the United States; and

(5) to make arrests

(A) for any offense against the United States, if the offense is committed in the officer's or employee's presence, or

(B) for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States, if the officer or employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such a felony,

if the officer or employee is performing duties relating to the enforcement of the immigration laws at the time of the arrest and if there is a likelihood of the person escaping before a warrant can be obtained for his arrest.

Under regulations prescribed by the Attorney General, an officer or employee of the Service may carry a firearm and may execute and serve any order, warrant, subpoena, summons, or other process issued under the authority of the United States. The authority to make arrests under paragraph (5)(B) shall only be effective on and after the date on which the Attorney General publishes final regulations which (i) prescribe the categories of officers and employees of the Service who may use force (including deadly force) and the circumstances under which such force may be used, (ii) establish standards with respect to enforcement activities of the Service, (iii) require that any officer or employee of the Service is not authorized to

make arrests under paragraph (5)(B) unless the officer or employee has received certification as having completed a training program which covers such arrests and standards described in clause (ii), and (iv) establish an expedited, internal review process for violations of such standards, which process is consistent with standard agency procedure regarding confidentiality of matters related to internal investigations.

(b) Administration of oath; taking of evidence

Any officer or employee of the Service designated by the Attorney General, whether individually or as one of a class, shall have power and authority to administer oaths and to take and consider evidence concerning the privilege of any person to enter, reenter, pass through, or reside in the United States, or concerning any matter which is material or relevant to the enforcement of this chapter and the administration of the Service; and any person to whom such oath has been administered, (or who has executed an unsworn declaration, certificate, verification, or statement under penalty of perjury as permitted under section 1746 of title 28) under the provisions of this chapter, who shall knowingly or willfully give false evidence or swear (or subscribe under penalty of perjury as permitted under section 1746 of title 28) to any false statement concerning any matter referred to in this subsection shall be guilty of perjury and shall be punished as provided by section 1621 of title 18.

(c) Search without warrant

Any officer or employee of the Service authorized and designated under regulations prescribed by the Attorney General, whether individually or as one of a class, shall have power to conduct a search, without warrant, of the person, and of the personal effects in the possession of any person seeking admission to the United States, concerning whom such officer or employee may have reasonable cause to suspect that grounds exist for exclusion from the United States under this chapter which would be disclosed by such search.

(d) Detainer of aliens for violation of controlled substances laws

In the case of an alien who is arrested by a Federal, State, or local law enforcement official for a violation of any law relating to controlled substances, if the official (or another official)—

(1) has reason to believe that the alien may not have been lawfully admitted to the United States or otherwise is not lawfully present in the United States,

(2) expeditiously informs an appropriate officer or employee of the Service authorized and designated by the Attorney General of the arrest and of facts concerning the status of the alien, and

(3) requests the Service to determine promptly whether or not to issue a detainer to detain the alien,

the officer or employee of the Service shall promptly determine whether or not to issue such a detainer. If such a detainer is issued and the alien is not otherwise detained by Federal,

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