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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.Section 5 › Proposal

Biometrics may be taken under virtual oversight

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

Biometrics may be taken under virtual oversight

The document says “canWho acts: Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal funds made available to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may be used for the collection and use of biometrics taken at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Application Support Center that is overseen virtually by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services personnel using appropriate technology.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

Section 403. Federal money available to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may be used to collect and use biometrics taken at an Application Support Center that agency staff oversee remotely with suitable technology, rather than in person.

What the document actually says

“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal funds made available to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may be used for the collection and use of biometrics taken at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Application Support Center that is overseen virtually by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services personnel using appropriate technology.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

The agency may take fingerprints and photos at its centers. Its staff may watch over that work from far away.

What this is about

Biometrics means fingerprints, photos and the like. They are taken at a support center. Staff need not stand in the room.

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