S.1618
International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (Introduced in
Senate)
SECTION 7. STUDY AND REPORT.
(a) Study- The Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Director of the
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, shall conduct a study of the
international marriage broker industry in the United States that--
(1) estimates, for the years 1995 through 2005,the number of
international marriage brokers doing business in the United States, the
number of marriages resulting from the services provided by such brokers,
and the extent of compliance with the applicable requirements of this
Act;
(2) assess the information gathered under this Act from clients by
international marriage brokers and from petitioners by the Bureau of
Citizenship and Immigration Services;
(3) examine, based on the information gathered, the extent to which
persons with a history of violence are using the services of international
marriage brokers and the extent to which such persons are providing accurate
information to international marriage brokers in accordance with section
4;
(4) assess the accuracy of the criminal background check at identifying
past instances of domestic violence; and
(5) assess the extent to which the languages of translation required
under section 5(c)(1) continue to accurately reflect the highest markets for
recruitment by international marriage brokers and the greatest
concentrations of K nonimmigrant visa applicants.
(b) Report- Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to the Committee
on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives setting forth the results of the study conducted under
subsection (a).
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) In General- Except as provided in subsection (b), section 5, and the
amendments made by section 6, this Act shall take effect on the date which is
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Additional Time Allowed for Information Pamphlet- Section 5(b) shall
take effect on the date which is 120 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
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