To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to clarify and improve the requirements for the development of an automated entry-exit control system, to enhance land border control and enforcement, and for other purposes.
Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1999 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with respect to the automated entry-exit control system to exempt from required recordkeeping: (1) land border and seaport crossings; and (2) aliens for whom certain documentation requirements have been waived by the Attorney General or the Secretary of State. Requires airport implementation of such system by a specified date.
Requires the Attorney General to report on the feasibility of implementing an automated entry-exit control system that would include land border and seaport arrivals and departures.
Provides for increased numbers of full-time Immigration and Naturalization and Customs inspectors at U.S. land borders, with such inspectors to be equally assigned to the northern and southern borders.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E540-541)
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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