112 STAT. 2681-819 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 (e) DEFINITION OF CONSULAR OFFICER. —Section 101(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(9)) is amended by— (1) inserting "or employee" after "officer" the second place it appears; and (2) inserting before the period at the end of the sentence "or, when used in title III, for the purpose of adjudicating nationality". (f) TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES PERFORMING CONSULAR FUNC- TIONS.—Section 704 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4024) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d)(1) Before a United States citizen employee (other than a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States) may be designated by the Secretary of State, pursuant to regulation, to perform a consular function abroad, the United States citizen employee shall— "(A) be required to complete successfully a program of training essentially equivalent to the training that a consular officer who is a member of the Foreign Service would receive for purposes of performing such function; and "(B) be certified by an appropriate official of the Department of State to be qualified by knowledge and experience to perform such function. "(2) As used in this subsection, the term 'consular function' includes the issuance of visas, the performance of notarial and other legalization functions, the adjudication of passport applications, the adjudication of nationality, and the issuance of citizenship documentation.". SEC. 2223. REPEAL OF OUTDATED CONSULAR RECEIPT REQUIRE- MENTS. Sections 1726, 1727, and 1728 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (22 U.S.C. 4212, 4213, and 4214), as amended (relating to accounting for consular fees) are repealed. SEC. 2224. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE FEDERAL REGISTER PUBLICA- TION FOR TRAVEL ADVISORIES. (a) FOREIGN AIRPORTS. —Section 44908(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "and" at the end of paragraph (1); (2) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (b) FOREIGN PORTS. —Section 908(a) of the International Maritime and Port Security Act of 1986 (46 U.S.C. App. 1804(a)) is amended by striking the second sentence, relating to Federal Register publication by the Secretary of State. 8 USC 1182d. SEC. 2225. DENIAL OF VISAS TO CONFISCATORS OF AMERICAN PROP- ERTY. (a) DENIAL OF VISAS.—Except as otherwise provided in section 401 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-114), and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of State may deny the issuance of a visa to any alien who— (1) through the abuse of position, including a governmental or political party position, converts or has converted for personal gain real property that has been confiscated or expropriated.
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