This part makes an asylum filing fee required rather than allowed. It also drops the old cap on what may be charged. It says nothing here limits other fee-setting power. The change is to an older asylum law.
“in the first sentence, by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall'';”
The section amends section 208(d)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(3)) by striking may and inserting shall in the first sentence.
What the document actually says
“in the first sentence, by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall'';”
That sentence, in plain words
One word is taken out of an asylum rule. It was may. The new word is shall.
What this is about
That turns a choice into a duty. The rule is in an older law. Only the change is recorded here.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
The document says “may not be construed”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 100018 in the PDF
What the document says
“Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to limit the authority of the Attorney General to set additional adjudication and naturalization fees in accordance with section 286(m).”
The section strikes the sentence beginning Such fees shall not exceed and everything after it, and inserts a clause providing that nothing in the paragraph limits the Attorney General's authority to set further adjudication and naturalization fees under section 286(m).
What the document actually says
“Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to limit the authority of the Attorney General to set additional adjudication and naturalization fees in accordance with section 286(m).”
That sentence, in plain words
This part does not limit one power. It is the power to set further fees.
What this is about
Those are fees for rulings and for becoming a citizen. An older rule governs them. A cap that stood before is struck.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Both things the section does: turn may into shall, and replace the cap with a savings clause.
Nothing in the section is left out. It has two paragraphs and each is recorded.
The section works by amending section 208(d)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which is not indexed here, so what the rest of that rule says cannot be checked against anything on this site.
