[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR65.82]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 65--EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart I--Immigration Emergency Fund
 
Sec. 65.82  Procedure for requesting a Presidential determination of an immigration emergency.

    (a) The President may make a determination concerning the existence 
of an immigration emergency after review of a request from either the 
Attorney General of the United States or the chief executive of a State 
or local government. Such a request shall include a description of the 
facts believed to constitute an immigration emergency and the types of 
assistance needed to meet that emergency. Except when a request is made 
by the Attorney General, the requestor shall file the original 
application with the Office of the President and shall file copies of 
the application with the Attorney General and with the Commissioner of 
INS.
    (b) If the President determines that an immigration emergency 
exists, the President shall certify that fact to the Judiciary 
Committees of the House of Representatives and of the Senate.