8 USC 1722 - Interoperable law enforcement and intelligence data system with name-matching capacity and training

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 02, 2024

§ 1722.

Interoperable law enforcement and intelligence data system with name-matching capacity and training

(a)

Interoperable law enforcement and intelligence electronic data system

(1)

Requirement for integrated immigration and naturalization data system

(2)

Requirement for interoperable data system

(3)

Consultation requirement

(4)

Technology standard

(A)

In general

(B)

Omitted

(5)

Access to information in data system

Subject to paragraph (6), information in the data system under this subsection shall be readily and easily accessible—

(A)

to any consular officer responsible for the issuance of visas;

(B)

to any Federal official responsible for determining an alien’s admissibility to or deportability from the United States; and

(C)

to any Federal law enforcement or intelligence officer determined by regulation to be responsible for the investigation or identification of aliens.

(6)

Limitation on access

(b)

Name-search capacity and support

(1)

In general

The interoperable electronic data system required by subsection (a) shall—

(A)

have the capacity to compensate for disparate name formats among the different databases referred to in subsection (a);

(B)

be searchable on a linguistically sensitive basis;

(C)

provide adequate user support;

(D)

to the extent practicable, utilize commercially available technology; and

(E)

be adjusted and improved, based upon experience with the databases and improvements in the underlying technologies and sciences, on a continuing basis.

(2)

Linguistically sensitive searches

(A)

In general

To satisfy the requirement of paragraph (1)(B), the interoperable electronic database shall be searchable based on linguistically sensitive algorithms that—

(i)

account for variations in name formats and transliterations, including varied spellings and varied separation or combination of name elements, within a particular language; and

(ii)

incorporate advanced linguistic, mathematical, statistical, and anthropological research and methods.

(B)

Languages required

(i)

Priority languages

(ii)

Implementation schedule

Of the 4 linguistically sensitive algorithms required to be developed and implemented under clause (i)—

(I)

the highest priority language algorithms shall be implemented within 18 months after May 14, 2002; and

(II)

an additional language algorithm shall be implemented each succeeding year for the next three years.

(3)

Adequate user support

(4)

Interim reports

(5)

Reports by intelligence agencies

(A)

Current standards

(B)

Guidelines

(6)

Authorization of appropriations

(Pub. L. 107–173, title II, § 202, May 14, 2002, 116 Stat. 548.)

cite as: 8 USC 1722