Now. maybe there are some private enterprises out there who can do it. but we certainly should not have just done it carte blanche. My amendment does not address that issue. It addresses another issue. Beginning March 1 of 1998. applicants for benefits which require an INS interview. such as naturalization. will be required to have their fingerprints taken at the INS. No other fingerprints will be accepted. not even those taken by State and local law enforcement agencies. The rationale for this change. as the chairman has amply indicated. is that the INS intends to implement a new system where fingerprints will be scanned electronically and transferred directly to the FBI for processing.
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