S.Amdt. 3406

SA 3406. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2454, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Beginning on page 337, strike line 19 and all that follows through 338, line 22, and insert the following:

(i) Confidentiality of Information.--

(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no Federal agency or bureau, nor any officer, employee, or agent of such agency or bureau, may use the information filed by the applicant under this section for any purpose other than the enforcement and administration of the immigration laws.

(2) Required disclosures.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the information furnished pursuant to an application filed under this section, and any other information derived from such furnished information, to a duly recognized law enforcement entity in connection with a criminal investigation or prosecution or a national security investigation or prosecution, in each instance about an individual suspect or group of suspects, when such information is requested in writing by such entity.

(3) Criminal penalty.--Any person who knowingly uses, discloses, or allows to be disclosed information in violation of this subsection shall be fined not more than $1,000.