Parole of an alien for a sacred Tribal or religious ceremony, cultural exchange, or celebration

Subsection (b) of Section 100004 of Public Law No. 119–21 is amended— (1) in paragraph (9), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting; or; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (11) (A) during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that a significant public benefit will result from the parole of an alien for a sacred Tribal or religious ceremony, cultural exchange, or celebration, and— (i) the Secretary conducts a preliminary criminal background check of the alien prior to the alien’s arrival at a port of entry; (ii) the alien presents a written request to the Secretary to be paroled into the United States from a federally recognized Indian Tribe for which the United States holds land in trust at or near the Southwest border; (iii) the alien is enrolled in a cultural participant program operated by a federally recognized Indian Tribe for which the United States holds land in trust at or near the Southwest border; and (iv) the alien pays a fee, in lieu of the fee required under subsection (c), in the amount of $200..