22 USC § 6471 - Use of Annual Report

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6471"
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title: "22 USC § 6471 - Use of Annual Report"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "6471"
section_name: "Use of Annual Report"
chapter_number: 73
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "REFUGEE, ASYLUM, AND CONSULAR MATTERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–292, title VI, § 601, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2812.)"
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# § 6471. Use of Annual Report

The Annual Report, together with other relevant documentation, shall serve as a resource for immigration judges and consular, refugee, and asylum officers in cases involving claims of persecution on the grounds of religion. Absence of reference by the Annual Report to conditions described by the alien shall not constitute the sole grounds for a denial of the alien’s claim.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–292, title VI, § 601, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2812.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of Functions

For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under , Aliens and Nationality.