To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to aliens and nationality, as title 8, United States Code, "Aliens and Nationality".

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Revises, codifies, and enacts certain laws relating to aliens and nationality as title 8, United States Code, "Aliens and Nationality." Subdivides such title into the following subtitles: (1) General; (II) Aliens; (III) Unlawful Employment Practices; (IV) Refugee and Immigrant Programs; and (V) Citizenship and Nationality. Subtitle I: General - Sets forth: (1) definitions and special provisions for certain nonimmigrants; (2) organization, administration, and authorities of the Department of Justice, including the Attorney General and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Department of State, including the Secretary of State and the Bureau of Consular Affairs; (3) miscellaneous liaison provisions; (4) travel requirements; and (5) general miscellaneous provisions. Subtitle II: Aliens - Sets forth nonimmigrant provisions with respect to: (1) general admissions; (2) nonimmigrant classifications; (3) documentation requirements; (4) temporary agricultural workers; and (5) alien crewmembers. Sets forth immigrant provisions with respect to: (1) documentation requirements and numerical limitations; (2) refugee admissions; (3) petitions, visas, and reentry permits; (4) special agricultural workers; and (5) conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses, sons, and daughters. Sets forth general provisions with respect to: (1) exclusion; (2) registration and fingerprinting; (3) entry and exclusion; and (4) deportation. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) change of status; (2) change of status for certain aliens who entered the United States before 1982; and (3) civil and criminal immigration-related penalties. Subtitle III: Unlawful Employment Practices - Sets forth unlawful alien employment and related provisions, including: (1) the employment verification system; and (2) criminal and civil actions for pattern or practice violations. Subtitle IV: Refugee and Immigration Programs - Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) refugee coordination and assistance; (2) international participation and emergency assistance; (3) immigration education assistance; (4) State legalization impact-assistance grants; and (5) reimbursement for costs of imprisoning Cuban nationals and illegal aliens. Subtitle V: Citizenship and Nationality - Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) citizenship and nationality at birth and collective naturalization; (2) nationality through naturalization; (3) naturalization procedure and courts; (4) loss of nationality; (5) nationality documents; (6) passports; and (7) miscellaneous related provisions.

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