A quarter is kept, half of that for fraud detection
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 100003, Sec. 100003.
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A quarter is kept, half of that for fraud detection
The document says “shall”Who acts: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesHow: statuteSec. 100003 in the PDF
What the document says
“may be retained and expended by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services without further appropriation, provided that not less than 50 percent is used to detect and prevent immigration benefit fraud; and”
The section credits a quarter of the fees to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, deposited into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account and kept and spent without further appropriation, so long as at least half goes to detecting and preventing immigration benefit fraud. Anything not so credited goes into the general fund of the Treasury. The fee may not be waived or reduced.
What the document actually says
“may be retained and expended by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services without further appropriation, provided that not less than 50 percent is used to detect and prevent immigration benefit fraud; and”
That sentence, in plain words
The agency may keep and spend the money. It needs no further vote of funds. At least half must fight benefit fraud.
What this is about
A quarter of the fees is kept this way. The rest goes to the Treasury. The fee may not be waived.
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Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119-21, sec. 100003, 139 Stat. 365 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm
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“A quarter is kept, half of that for fraud detection,” Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 100003, Sec. 100003. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-21/proposal/sec100003-asylum-proceeds/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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