To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the use of DNA testing for purposes of confirming a biological relationship, and for other purposes.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require DNA testing for an alien seeking a visa based on a biological relationship to a family member.

Sets forth related provisions respecting fees and testing facilities.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3860 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3860

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the use of DNA 
 testing for purposes of confirming a biological relationship, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 16, 2007

 Mr. Tancredo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the use of DNA 
 testing for purposes of confirming a biological relationship, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT OF DNA TESTING FOR ALIENS SEEKING VISAS BASED ON 
              A BIOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP.

    Section 221(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1201(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(d)'' and inserting ``(d)(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Prior to the issuance of an immigrant visa to an alien that 
is predicated on a biological relationship to a family member, the 
consular officer shall require such alien to submit the results of DNA 
testing in order to confirm that the purported biological relationship 
is not inconsistent with the results.''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF FEES.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to adjust the fees 
collected from aliens described in section 221(d)(2) of the the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(d)(2)), as added by 
section 1 of this Act, in order to carry out such section.

SEC. 3. TESTING FACILITIES.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, shall promulgate regulations with respect to the 
facilities where DNA testing is authorized to be performed, as required 
by section 221(d)(2) of the the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1201(d)(2)), as added by section 1 of this Act.
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