REAL ID ACT OF 2005(2)
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(b) Engage in Terrorist Activity Defined- Section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv)) is amended to read as follows:
 

` (iv) ENGAGE IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY DEFINED- As used in this Act, the term `engage in terrorist activity' means, in an individual capacity or as a member of an organization--
 

`(I) to commit or to incite to commit, under circumstances indicating an intention to cause death or serious bodily injury, a terrorist activity;
 

`(II) to prepare or plan a terrorist activity;
 

`(III) to gather information on potential targets for terrorist activity;
 

`(IV) to solicit funds or other things of value for--
 

`(aa) a terrorist activity;
 

`(bb) a terrorist organization described in clause (vi)(I) or (vi)(II); or
 

`(cc) a terrorist organization described in clause (vi)(III), unless the solicitor can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that he did not know, and should not reasonably have known, that the organization was a terrorist organization;
 

`(V) to solicit any individual--
 

`(aa) to engage in conduct otherwise described in this subsection;
 

`(bb) for membership in a terrorist organization described in clause (vi)(I) or (vi)(II); or
 

`(cc) for membership in a terrorist organization described in clause (vi)(III) unless the solicitor can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that he did not know, and should not reasonably have known, that the organization was a terrorist organization; or
 

`(VI) to commit an act that the actor knows, or reasonably should know, affords material support, including a safe house, transportation, communications, funds, transfer of funds or other material financial benefit, false documentation or identification, weapons (including chemical, biological, or radiological weapons), explosives, or training--
 

`(aa) for the commission of a terrorist activity;
 

`(bb) to any individual who the actor knows, or reasonably should know, has committed or plans to commit a terrorist activity;
 

`(cc) to a terrorist organization described in subclause (I) or (II) of clause (vi) or to any member of such an organization; or
 

`(dd) to a terrorist organization described in clause (vi)(III), or to any member of such an organization, unless the actor can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the actor did not know, and should not reasonably have known, that the organization was a terrorist organization.'.
 

(c) Terrorist Organization Defined- Section 212(a)(3)(B)(vi) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(vi)) is amended to read as follows:
 

`(vi) TERRORIST ORGANIZATION DEFINED- As used in this section, the term `terrorist organization' means an organization--
 

`(I) designated under section 219;
 

`(II) otherwise designated, upon publication in the Federal Register, by the Secretary of State in consultation with or upon the request of the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as a terrorist organization, after finding that the organization engages in the activities described in subclauses (I) through (VI) of clause (iv); or
 

`(III) that is a group of two or more individuals, whether organized or not, which engages in, or has a subgroup which engages in, the activities described in subclauses (I) through (VI) of clause (iv).'.
 

(d) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this division, and these amendments, and section 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)), as amended by this section, shall apply to--
 

(1) removal proceedings instituted before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this division; and
 

(2) acts and conditions constituting a ground for inadmissibility, excludability, deportation, or removal occurring or existing before, on, or after such date.

SEC. 104. WAIVER FOR CERTAIN GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY.

Section 212(d)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)) is amended--
 

(1) by striking `(3)' and inserting `(3)(A)';
 

(2) by striking `alien (A)' and inserting `alien (i)';
 

(3) by striking `or (B)' and inserting `or (ii)'; and
 

(4) by adding at the end the following:
 

`(B)(i) The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, may conclude in such Secretary's sole unreviewable discretion that subsection (a)(3)(B)(i)(IV)(bb) or (a)(3)(B)(i)(VII) shall not apply to an alien, that subsection (a)(3)(B)(iv)(VI) shall not apply with respect to any material support an alien afforded to an organization or individ ual that has engaged in a terrorist activity, or that subsection (a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) shall not apply to a group solely by virtue of having a subgroup within the scope of that subsection. The Secretary of State may not, however, exercise discretion under this clause with respect to an alien once removal proceedings against the alien are instituted under section 240.
 

`(ii) Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall each provide to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate, the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the aliens to whom such Secretary has applied clause (i). Within one week of applying clause (i) to a group, the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a report to such Committees.'.

SEC. 105. REMOVAL OF TERRORISTS.

(a) In General-
 

(1) IN GENERAL- Section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
 

`(B) TERRORIST ACTIVITIES- Any alien who is described in subparagraph (B) or (F) of section 212(a)(3) is deportable.'.
 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this division, and the amendment, and section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)), as amended by such paragraph, shall apply to--
 

(A) removal proceedings instituted before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this division; and
 

(B) acts and conditions constituting a ground for inadmissibility, excludability, deportation, or removal occurring or existing before, on, or after such date.
 

(b) Repeal- Effective as of the date of the enactment of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458), section 5402 of such Act is repealed, and the Immigration and Nationality Act shall be applied as if such section had not been enacted.

SEC. 106. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ORDERS OF REMOVAL.

(a) In General- Section 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252) is amended--
 

(1) in subsection (a)--
 

(A) in paragraph (2)--
 

(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting `(statutory or nonstatutory), including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title' after `Notwithstanding any other provision of law';
 

(ii) in each of subparagraphs (B) and (C), by inserting `(statutory or nonstatutory), including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, and except as provided in subparagraph (D)' after `Notwithstanding any other provision of law'; and
 

(iii) by adding at the end the following:
 

`(D) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN LEGAL CLAIMS- Nothing in subparagraph (B) or (C), or in any other provision of this Act (other than this section) which limits or eliminates judicial review, shall be construed as precluding review of constitutional claims or questions of law raised upon a petition for review filed with an appropriate court of appeals in accordance with this section.'; and
 

(B) by adding at the end the following:
 

`(4) CLAIMS UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION- Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, a petition for review filed with an appropriate court of appeals in accordance with this section shall be the sole and exclusive means for judicial review of any cause or claim under the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, except as provided in subsection (e).
 

`(5) EXCLUSIVE MEANS OF REVIEW- Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, a petition for review filed with an appropriate court of appeals in accordance with this section shall be the sole and exclusive means for judicial review of an order of removal entered or issued under any provision of this Act, except as provided in subsection
 

(e). For purposes of this Act, in every provision that limits or eliminates judicial review or jurisdiction to review, the terms `judicial review' and `jurisdiction to review' include habeas corpus review pursuant to section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, and review pursuant to any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory).';
 

(2) in subsection (b)(9), by adding at the end the following: `Except as otherwise provided in this section, no court shall have jurisdiction, by habeas corpus under section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, by section 1361 or 1651 of such title, or by any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), to review such an order or such questions of law or fact.'; and
 

(3) in subsection (g), by inserting `(statutory or nonstatutory), including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title' after `notwithstanding any other provision of law'.
 

(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect upon the date of the enactment of this division and shall apply to cases in which the final administrative order of removal, deportation, or exclusion was issued before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this division.
 

(c) Transfer of Cases- If an alien's case, brought under section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, and challenging a final administrative order of removal, deportation, or exclusion, is pending in a district court on the date of the enactment of this division, then the district court shall transfer the case (or the part of the case that challenges the order of removal, deportation, or exclusion) to the court of appeals for the circuit in which a petition for review could have been properly filed under s ection 242(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252), as amended by this section, or under section 309(c)(4)(D) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note). The court of appeals shall treat the transferred case as if it had been filed pursuant to a petition for review under such section 242, except that subsection (b)(1) of such section shall not apply.
 

(d) Transitional Rule Cases- A petition for review filed under former section 106(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as in effect before its repeal by section 306(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1252 note)) shall be treated as if it had been filed as a petition for review under section 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252), as amended by this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), i ncluding section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, such petition for review shall be the sole and exclusive means for judicial review of an order of deportation or exclusion.

TITLE II--IMPROVED SECURITY FOR DRIVERS' LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS

SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

In this title, the following definitions apply:
 

(1) DRIVER'S LICENSE- The term `driver's license' means a motor vehicle operator's license, as defined in section 30301 of title 49, United States Code.
 

(2) IDENTIFICATION CARD- The term `identification card' means a personal identification card, as defined in section 1028(d) of title 18, United States Code, issued by a State.
 

(3) OFFICIAL PURPOSE- The term `official purpose' includes but is not limited to accessing Federal facilities, boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft, entering nuclear power plants, and any other purposes that the Secretary shall determine.
 

(4) SECRETARY- The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
 

(5) STATE- The term `State' means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

SEC. 202. MINIMUM DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS AND ISSUANCE STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL RECOGNITION.

(a) Minimum Standards for Federal Use-
 

(1) IN GENERAL- Beginning 3 years after the date of the enactment of this division, a Federal agency may not accept, for any official purpose, a driver's license or identification card issued by a State to any person unless the State is meeting the requirements of this section.
 

(2) STATE CERTIFICATIONS- The Secretary shall determine whether a State is meeting the requirements of this section based on certifications made by the State to the Secretary. Such certifications shall be made at such times and in such manner as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, may prescribe by regulation.
 

(b) Minimum Document Requirements- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall include, at a minimum, the following information and features on each driver's license and identification card issued to a person by the State:
 

(1) The person's full legal name.
 

(2) The person's date of birth.

(3) The person's gender.
 

(4) The person's driver's license or identification card number.
 

(5) A digital photograph of the person.
 

(6) The person's address of principle residence.
 

(7) The person's signature.
 

(8) Physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes.
 

(9) A common machine-readable technology, with defined minimum data elements.
 

(c) Minimum Issuance Standards-
 

(1) IN GENERAL- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall require, at a minimum, presentation and verification of the following information before issuing a driver's license or identification card to a person:
 

(A) A photo identity document, except that a non-photo identity document is acceptable if it includes both the person's full legal name and date of birth.
 

(B) Documentation showing the person's date of birth.
 

(C) Proof of the person's social security account number or verification that the person is not eligible for a social security account number.
 

(D) Documentation showing the person's name and address of principal residence.
 

(2) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS-
 

(A) IN GENERAL- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall comply with the minimum standards of this paragraph.
 

(B) EVIDENCE OF LAWFUL STATUS- A State shall require, before issuing a driver's license or identification card to a person, valid documentary evidence that the person--
 

(i) is a citizen or national of the United States;

(ii) is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent or temporary residence in the United States;
 

(iii) has conditional permanent resident status in the United States;
 

(iv) has an approved application for asylum in the United States or has entered into the United States in refugee status;
 

(v) has a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or nonimmigrant visa status for entry into the United States;
 

(vi) has a pending application for asylum in the United States;
 

(vii) has a pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United States;
 

(viii) has approved deferred action status; or
 

(ix) has a pending application for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States or conditional permanent resident status in the United States.
 

(C) TEMPORARY DRIVERS' LICENSES AND

IDENTIFICATION CARDS-
 
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