TITLE II:IMMIGRANT VISAS

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§ 2552 : FILING OF APPLICATIONS NOT REQUIRING REGULAR INTERNET ACCESS


a.

ELECTRONIC FILING NOT REQUIRED.—

1.

IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not require that an applicant or petitioner for permanent residence or citizenship of the United States use an electronic method to file any application, or access to a customer account.

2.

SUNSET DATE.—This subsection shall cease to be effective on October 1, 2020.

b.

NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Beginning on October 1, 2020, the Secretary may not require that an applicant or petitioner for permanent residence or citizenship of the United States use an electronic method to file any application, or access to a customer account unless the Secretary notifies [Grassley2] the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives of such requirement not later than 30 days before the effective date of such requirement.