(a) Requirement for study(1) In generalThe Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility and utility of implementing a requirement that each nonimmigrant alien in the United States submit to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization each year a current address and, where applicable, the name and address of an employer.
(2) Nonimmigrant alien definedIn paragraph (1), the term “nonimmigrant alien” means an alien described in section 1101(a)(15) of this title.
(b) ReportNot later than 1 year after May 14, 2002, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study under subsection (a). The report shall include the Comptroller General’s findings, together with any recommendations that the Comptroller General considers appropriate.
Structure US Code
Title 8— ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
CHAPTER 15— ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM
SUBCHAPTER VI— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
§ 1771. General Accounting Office study
§ 1772. International cooperation
§ 1773. Statutory construction
§ 1774. Annual report on aliens who fail to appear after release on own recognizance
§ 1775. Retention of nonimmigrant visa applications by the Department of State
§ 1777. Establishment of Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center