HR5904-119

1. Parole of an alien for a sacred Tribal or religious ceremony, cultural exchange, or celebration Subsection (b) of Section 100004 of Public Law No. 119–21 is amended— in paragraph (9), by striking or at the end; in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and by adding at the end the following: during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that a significant public benefit will result from the parole of an alien for a sacred Tribal or religious ceremony, cultural exchange, or celebration, and— the Secretary conducts a preliminary criminal background check of the alien prior to the alien’s arrival at a port of entry; the alien presents a written request to the Secretary to be paroled into the United States from a federally recognized Indian Tribe for which the United States holds land in trust at or near the Southwest border; the alien is enrolled in a cultural participant program operated by a federally recognized Indian Tribe for which the United States holds land in trust at or near the Southwest border; and the alien pays a fee, in lieu of the fee required under subsection (c), in the amount of $200. (11)(A)during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that a significant public benefit will result from the parole of an alien for a sacred Tribal or religious ceremony, cultural exchange, or celebration, and—(i)the Secretary conducts a preliminary criminal background check of the alien prior to the alien’s arrival at a port of entry;(ii)the alien presents a written request to the Secretary to be paroled into the United States from a federally recognized Indian Tribe for which the United States holds land in trust at or near the Southwest border; (iii)the alien is enrolled in a cultural participant program operated by a federally recognized Indian Tribe for which the United States holds land in trust at or near the Southwest border; and (iv)the alien pays a fee, in lieu of the fee required under subsection (c), in the amount of $200..