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§ 1187a. Provision of assistance to non-program countries

Type Statute
Publication 2025-08-11
State In force
Department United States Congress
Source OLRC
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§ 1187a. Provision of assistance to non-program countries

(1) submitting to Interpol information about the theft or loss of passports of citizens or nationals of such a country; and

(2) issuing, and validating at the ports of entry of such a country, electronic passports that are fraud-resistant, contain relevant biographic and biometric information (as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security), and otherwise satisfy internationally accepted standards for electronic passports.

(Pub. L. 114–113, div. O, title II, § 208, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2995.)

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Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, and not as part of the Immigration and Nationality Act which comprises this chapter.

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