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SEC. 5. STUDY AND REPORT.
(a) Study- The Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, shall conduct a study--
(1) regarding the number of international marriage brokers doing business in the United States and the number of marriages resulting from the services provided, and the extent of compliance with the applicable requirements of this Act;
(2) that assesses information gathered under this Act from clients and petitioners by international marriage brokers and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services;
(3) that examines, based on the information gathered, the extent to which persons with a history of violence are using the services of international marriage brokers and the extent to which such persons are providing accurate information to international marriage brokers in accordance with section 2;
(4) that assesses the accuracy of the criminal background check at identifying past instances of domestic violence; and
(5) that assesses the extent to which the languages of translation required under section 3(c)(1) continue to accurately reflect the highest markets for recruitment by international marriage brokers and the greatest concentrations of K nonimmigrant visa applicants.
(b) Report- Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives setting forth the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) In General- Except as provided in subsection (b), section 2 and the amendments made by section 4 shall take effect on the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Additional Time Allowed for Information Pamphlet- The requirement of sections 2(b)(1)(C), and section 3 insofar as it relates to such requirement, shall first take effect on the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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