§ 1573. Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Account

• (a) The Attorney General shall take such measures as may be necessary to—
  • (1) reduce the backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications, with the objective of the total elimination of the backlog 1 year after November 25, 2002 ;
  • (2) make such other improvements in the processing of immigration benefit applications as may be necessary to ensure that a backlog does not develop after such date; and
  • (3) make such improvements in infrastructure as may be necessary to effectively provide immigration services.
• (b)
  • (1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice from time to time such sums as may be necessary for the Attorney General to carry out subsection (a).
  • (2) Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be referred to as the “Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Account”.
  • (3) Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended.
  • (4) None of the funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may be expended until the report described in section 1574(a) of this title has been submitted to Congress.