UNCLASSIFIED (U)

9 FAM 304.4

(U) Viper Program

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)
(Office of Origin:  CT/TSI and CA/VO)

9 FAM 304.4-1  (U) Statutory and Regulatory Authorities

9 FAM 304.4-1(A)  (U) Immigration and Nationality Act

(CT:VISA-1;   11-18-2015)

(U) INA 101(a)(15) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)); INA 212(a)(3)(B) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)); INA 212(a)(3)(F) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(F)); INA 214(b) (8 U.S.C. 1184(b)).

9 FAM 304.4-1(B)  (U) Public Law

(CT:VISA-1588;   07-28-2022)

(U) Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act (EBSVERA) of 2002, Section 304 (Public Law 107-173).

9 FAM 304.4-2  (U) Viper PROGRAM

9 FAM 304.4-2(A)  (U) History of the Viper Program

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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9 FAM 304.4-2(B)  (U) Mission of the Viper Program

(CT:VISA-1588;   07-28-2022)

(U) The Mission of the Viper Program is to:

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9 FAM 304.4-2(C)  (U) Scope of the Viper Program

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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9 FAM 304.4-3  (U) Viper Program Administration within Washington

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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9 FAM 304.4-4  (U) Viper Program Administration at Foreign Service Posts

9 FAM 304.4-4(A)  (U) Viper Coordinator Duties and Designation Memo

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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(U) As the Viper Coordinator, [full name of officer] is responsible for:

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9 FAM 304.4-4(B)  (U) Viper Committees

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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9 FAM 304.4-4(C)  (U) Viper Monthly Reporting Requirement

(CT:VISA-1588;   07-28-2022)

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9 FAM 304.4-4(C)(1)  (U) Contents of Monthly Report

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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9 FAM 304.4-4(C)(2)  (U) Format for Monthly Report

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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9 FAM 304.4-5  (U) viper reporting and nomination procedures

9 FAM 304.4-5(A)  (U) Viper Reporting Channel

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(B)  (U) Prioritizing and Evaluating Terrorist Information

9 FAM 304.4-5(B)(1)  (U) Priorities for Terrorist Reporting

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(B)(2)  (U) Evaluating Terrorist Information

(CT:VISA-1588;   07-28-2022)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(C)  (U) Viper Cable Content

9 FAM 304.4-5(C)(1)  (U) Key Identifying Data 

(CT:VISA-1824;   08-31-2023)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(C)(2)  (U) Subject’s Known Spouse and Minor Children

(CT:VISA-1588;   07-28-2022)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(C)(3)  (U) Subject’s Visa and DS Investigative Status

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(C)(4)  (U) Reason to Suspect Terrorist Activity

(CT:VISA-1588;   07-28-2022)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(C)(5)  (U) Evaluation of Information and Sourcing

(CT:VISA-1588;   07-28-2022)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(D)  (U) Preparing Viper Nomination Cables

9 FAM 304.4-5(D)(1)  (U) General Cable Format

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(D)(2)  (U) Email the Department Any Viper Nomination Cables that Contain Subjects with Valid Visas

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(D)(3)  (U) Do Not Make Recommendations for Transportation Security Administration No-Fly or Selectee Lists

(CT:VISA-587;   05-21-2018)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(D)(4)  (U) Consular (CLASS) and Diplomatic Security (SIMAS/IMS) Checks and Appropriate Classification

(CT:VISA-1824;   08-31-2023)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(D)(5)  (U) Procedures for CCD and CLASS Checks When Nominating a Large Number of Subjects

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(E)  (U) Standard Nomination Tool

(CT:VISA-1588;   07-28-2022)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(E)(1)  (U) Person Folder of Nomination Tool

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(E)(2)  (U) Biographic Folder of Nomination Tool

(CT:VISA-1824;   08-31-2023)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(E)(3)  (U) Additional Folders of Nomination Tool

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(E)(4)  (U) Final Action – Formatted Nomination

(CT:VISA-1824;   08-31-2023)

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9 FAM 304.4-5(E)(5)  (U) Viper Nomination Cable Format

(CT:VISA-2050;   08-19-2024)

(U)  

MRN:

Cable Number

Date/DTG:

Date of Transmission

From:

US Mission Name

Action:

WASHDC, SECSTATE ROUTINE; VISAS VIPER NOMINATION ROUTINE

Info:

FBI WASHINGTON DC ROUTINE; CIA WASHINGTON DC ROUTINE; USCBP WASHINGTON DC ROUTINE; DIRNSA FT GEORGE G MEADE MD ROUTINE; DIA WASHINGTON DC ROUTINE; HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER WASHINGTON DC ROUTINE; HQ ICE INTEL WASHINGTON DC ROUTINE; DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC ROUTINE;

E.O.:

13526

TAGS:

CVIS, KVPR, CMGT, PINR, PTER, ASEC, KWLU, [Country Tag]

Captions:

SENSITIVE, VISAS

Pass Line:

NCTC Viper Staff
CA/VO/SAC

Subject:

(U) VIPER: Name Submissions for U.S. Mission, Month YEAR

 

 

1. (U//FOUO) The following information is provided for watchlisting purposes as NCTC deems appropriate, but it may not be used as the basis for any United States legal process without prior authorization and may not be passed to representatives of foreign governments that do not have an agreement with the United States regarding such information.  We suggest that the individuals named in this nomination be watchlisted in the category recommended for each name.  Individuals recommended for inclusion in the No-Fly/Selectee security directive for release to U.S. and foreign air carriers may pose a threat to civil aviation in the U.S. or abroad.

2. (U) This nomination provides information for entry into NCTC's Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) and for onward movement to the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) for inclusion in the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB).

 

This nomination is classified U//FOUO in its entirety.

 

BEGIN WATCHLISTING DATA

 

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Standard Nomination (v.2.14-RC4):

 

Subject A:

  Action: (U//FOUO) NEW

  Priority: (U//FOUO) HIGH

  Biometric Holdings Searched: (U//FOUO) YES

  Watchlist Recommendation: (U//FOUO) NEITHER

 

  Person:

    Biometric of Unknown Person (BUP): (U//FOUO) NO

    US Person: (U//FOUO) NO

    Gender: (U//FOUO) MALE

    Name:

      Given Name: (U//FOUO) John

      Surname: (U//FOUO) SMITHJ

    Date of Birth: (U//FOUO) DD-MON-YYYY EXACT

    Citizenship: (U//FOUO) Anyland

 

  Life Events:

    Place of Birth:

      Place: (U//FOUO) Anytown Hospital, Anydistrict, Anystate

      Country: (U//FOUO) Anytown

    Marital Status: (U//FOUO) SINGLE

 

  Derogatory Comments: (U//FOUO) Subject SMITH, John

 (DOB DD-MON-YYYY) was identified by LEGAT and local law enforcement officials as being involved with terrorist group X in its attack on Day Y.  Subject is believed to be an associate and/or collaborator of Terrorist Leader Jane Doe.

 

  National ID Number: 1234567

  Department of birth: Anytown

  Province of birth: Anystate

  District of birth: Anydistrict

  Civil status: Single

  Education level: Secondary

  Father's given name: Jack

  Mother's given name: Jill

    Physical address: 1 Anytown Road, Anytown.

 

    Post assesses the derogatory information as credible.  Post is not aware of additional information held by other U.S. government agencies and does not at this time plan to submit additional information in separate reporting.

 

  CLASS Hits: No.  Post has entered a P3B into CLASS on this subject and verified that the P3B is in CLASS.

 

  Document:

    Type: (U//FOUO) NATIONAL ID NUMBER

    ID Number: (U//FOUO) 1234567

 

    Name:

      Given Name: (U//FOUO) John

      Surname: (U//FOUO) Smith

    Date of Birth on Document: (U//FOUO) DD-MON-YYYY EXACT

 

    Country of Issue: (U//FOUO) Anyland

 

  File:

    Title: (U//FOUO) JohnSmith.PDF

 

    Type: (U//FOUO) BIOMETRIC SUBTYPE

    Sub-Type: (U//FOUO) FACE

    File Name: (U//FOUO) SMITH, John

 

Comment: (U//FOUO) The subject's photo was obtained through a query of Anyland's national civil registry database. The date of the photo is unknown.

 

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END WATCHLISTING DATA [MANDATORY XML CODING BELOW]

9 FAM 304.4-6  (U) Watchlisting Terrorists

(CT:VISA-1588;   07-28-2022)

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9 FAM 304.4-6(A)  Unavailable

(CT:VISA-1588;   07-28-2022)

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9 FAM 304.4-6(B)  (U) Recalling Viper Nominations

(CT:VISA-1588;   07-28-2022)

a. Unavailable

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9 FAM 304.4-6(C)  (U) Removing Viper Program CLASS and TECS Entries

(CT:VISA-1588;   07-28-2022)

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9 FAM 304.4-6(D)  (U) Visa Revocations in Exigent Circumstances

(CT:VISA-1588;   07-28-2022)

a. Unavailable

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UNCLASSIFIED (U)