§ 1531. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 8USC1531]
TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
CHAPTER 12--IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
SUBCHAPTER V--ALIEN TERRORIST REMOVAL PROCEDURES
Sec. 1531. Definitions
As used in this subchapter--
(1) the term ``alien terrorist'' means any alien described in
section 1227(a)(4)(B) of this title;
(2) the term ``classified information'' has the same meaning as
in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18
U.S.C. App.);
(3) the term ``national security'' has the same meaning as in
section 1(b) of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C.
App.);
(4) the term ``removal court'' means the court described in
section 1532 of this title;
(5) the term ``removal hearing'' means the hearing described in
section 1534 of this title;
(6) the term ``removal proceeding'' means a proceeding under
this subchapter; and
(7) the term ``special attorney'' means an attorney who is on
the panel established under section 1532(e) of this title.
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title V, Sec. 501, as added Pub. L. 104-132,
title IV, Sec. 401(a), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1258; amended Pub. L.
104-208, div. C, title III, Secs. 308(g)(1), 354(a)(5), Sept. 30, 1996,
110 Stat. 3009-622, 3009-643.)
References in Text
Section 1 of the Classified Information Procedures Act, referred to
in pars. (2) and (3), is section 1 of Pub. L. 96-456, Oct. 15, 1980, 94
Stat. 2025, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 18, Crimes and
Criminal Procedure.
Amendments
1996--Par. (1). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 308(g)(1), substituted
``section 1227(a)(4)(B)'' for ``section 1251(a)(4)(B)''.
Par. (7). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 354(a)(5), added par. (7).
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by section 308(g)(1) of Pub. L. 104-208 effective, with
certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month
beginning more than 180 days after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 309 of
Pub. L. 104-208, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.
Amendment by section 354(a)(5) of Pub. L. 104-208 effective as if
included in the enactment of subtitle A of title IV of the Antiterrorism
and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-132, see section
358 of Pub. L. 104-208, set out as a note under section 1182 of this
title.
Effective Date
Subchapter effective Apr. 24, 1996, and applicable to all aliens
without regard to date of entry or attempted entry into United States,
see section 401(f) of Pub. L. 104-132, set out as an Effective Date of
1996 Amendment note under section 1326 of this title.
