Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/3767

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118 STAT. 3737 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 Subtitle D—Immigration Reform SEC. 5401. BRINGING IN AND HARBORING CERTAIN ALIENS. (a) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 274(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(4) In the case of a person who has brought aliens into the United States in violation of this subsection, the sentence otherwise provided for may be increased by up to 10 years if— ‘‘(A) the offense was part of an ongoing commercial organization or enterprise; ‘‘(B) aliens were transported in groups of 10 or more; and ‘‘(C)(i) aliens were transported in a manner that endan- gered their lives; or ‘‘(ii) the aliens presented a life-threatening health risk to people in the United States.’’. (b) OUTREACH PROGRAM.—Section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(e) OUTREACH PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu- rity, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall develop and implement an outreach program to educate the public in the United States and abroad about the penalties for bringing in and harboring aliens in violation of this section.’’. SEC. 5402. DEPORTATION OF ALIENS WHO HAVE RECEIVED MILITARY- TYPE TRAINING FROM TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. Section 237(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(E) RECIPIENT OF MILITARY-TYPE TRAINING.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any alien who has received mili- tary-type training from or on behalf of any organization that, at the time the training was received, was a terrorist organization (as defined in subclause (I) or (II) of section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi)), is deportable. ‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—As used in this subparagraph, the term ‘military-type training’ includes training in means or methods that can cause death or serious bodily injury, destroy or damage property, or disrupt services to critical infrastructure, or training on the use, storage, production, or assembly of any explosive, firearm, or other weapon, including any weapon of mass destruction (as defined in section 2332a(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code).’’. SEC. 5403. STUDY AND REPORT ON TERRORISTS IN THE ASYLUM SYSTEM. (a) STUDY.—Commencing not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to evaluate the extent to which weak- nesses in the United States asylum system and withholding of removal system have been or could be exploited by aliens connected to, charged in connection with, or tied to terrorist activity. (b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall address, but not be limited to, the following: Deadline. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00271 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4