9 FAM 304.4

9 FAM 304.4 (U) Viper Program (CT:VISA-2143; 03-26-2025) (Office of Origin: CT/TSI and CA/VO) .4-1 (U) Statutory and Regulatory Authorities .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 . .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). .4-2 (U) Viper PROGRAM .4-2(A) (U) History of the Viper Program (CT:VISA-2050; 08-19-2024) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable d. Unavailable (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable e. Unavailable f. Unavailable (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable (3) Unavailable (4) Unavailable (5) Unavailable (6) Unavailable (7) Unavailable (8) Unavailable (9) Unavailable (10) Unavailable (11) Unavailable (12) Unavailable .4-2(B) (U) Mission of the Viper Program (CT:VISA-1588; 07-28-2022) (U) The Mission of the Viper Program is to: (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable (3) Unavailable (4) Unavailable (5) Unavailable .4-2(C) (U) Scope of the Viper Program (CT:VISA-2050; 08-19-2024) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable d. Unavailable e. Unavailable f. Unavailable .4-3 (U) Viper Program Administration within Washington (CT:VISA-2050; 08-19-2024) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable (3) Unavailable (4) Unavailable (5) Unavailable (a) Unavailable (b) Unavailable (6) Unavailable (a) Unavailable (b) Unavailable d. Unavailable .4-4 (U) Viper Program Administration at Foreign Service Posts .4-4(A) (U) Viper Coordinator Duties and Designation Memo (CT:VISA-2050; 08-19-2024) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable Unavailable (U) As the Viper Coordinator, [full name of officer] is responsible for: Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable .4-4(B) (U) Viper Committees (CT:VISA-2050; 08-19-2024) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable .4-4(C) (U) Viper Monthly Reporting Requirement (CT:VISA-1588; 07-28-2022) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable .4-4(C)(1) (U) Contents of Monthly Report (CT:VISA-2050; 08-19-2024) Unavailable (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable (3) Unavailable (4) Unavailable (5) Unavailable (6) Unavailable .4-4(C)(2) (U) Format for Monthly Report (CT:VISA-2050; 08-19-2024) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable .4-5 (U) viper reporting and nomination procedures .4-5(A) (U) Viper Reporting Channel (CT:VISA-2050; 08-19-2024) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable .4-5(B) (U) Prioritizing and Evaluating Terrorist Information .4-5(B)(1) (U) Priorities for Terrorist Reporting (CT:VISA-2050; 08-19-2024) Unavailable (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable (3) Unavailable (4) Unavailable .4-5(B)(2) (U) Evaluating Terrorist Information (CT:VISA-2143; 03-26-2025) a. Unavailable (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable (3) Unavailable (4) Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable .4-5(C) (U) Viper Cable Content .4-5(C)(1) (U) Key Identifying Data (CT:VISA-2124; 02-05-2025) Unavailable (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable (3) Unavailable (4) Unavailable .4-5(C)(2) (U) Subject’s Known Spouse and Minor Children (CT:VISA-1588; 07-28-2022) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable (3) Unavailable .4-5(C)(3) (U) Subject’s Visa and DS Investigative Status (CT:VISA-2050; 08-19-2024) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable (3) Unavailable (4) Unavailable (5) Unavailable d. Unavailable e. Unavailable f. Unavailable g. Unavailable .4-5(C)(4) (U) Reason to Suspect Terrorist Activity (CT:VISA-1588; 07-28-2022) a. Unavailable (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable (3) Unavailable b. Unavailable .4-5(C)(5) (U) Evaluation of Information and Sourcing (CT:VISA-1588; 07-28-2022) Unavailable (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable (3) Unavailable (4) Unavailable .4-5(D) (U) Preparing Viper Nomination Cables .4-5(D)(1) (U) General Cable Format (CT:VISA-2050; 08-19-2024) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable d. Unavailable e. Unavailable .4-5(D)(2) (U) Email the Department Any Viper Nomination Cables that Contain Subjects with Valid Visas (CT:VISA-2050; 08-19-2024) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable d. Unavailable .4-5(D)(3) (U) Do Not Make Recommendations for Transportation Security Administration No-Fly or Selectee Lists (CT:VISA-587; 05-21-2018) Unavailable .4-5(D)(4) (U) Consular (CLASS) and Diplomatic Security (SIMAS/IMS) Checks and Appropriate Classification (CT:VISA-1824; 08-31-2023) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable c. Unavailable d. Unavailable .4-5(D)(5) (U) Procedures for CCD and CLASS Checks When Nominating a Large Number of Subjects (CT:VISA-2050; 08-19-2024) Unavailable .4-5(E) (U) Standard Nomination Tool (CT:VISA-1588; 07-28-2022) Unavailable .4-5(E)(1) (U) Person Folder of Nomination Tool (CT:VISA-2124; 02-05-2025) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable d. Unavailable e. Unavailable f. Unavailable g. Unavailable h. Unavailable i. Unavailable j. Unavailable k. Unavailable l. Unavailable m. Unavailable n. Unavailable o. Unavailable (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable (3) Unavailable (4) Unavailable p. Unavailable q. Unavailable r. Unavailable .4-5(E)(2) (U) Biographic Folder of Nomination Tool (CT:VISA-1824; 08-31-2023) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable d. Unavailable e. Unavailable f. Unavailable g. Unavailable .4-5(E)(3) (U) Additional Folders of Nomination Tool (CT:VISA-2050; 08-19-2024) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable d. Unavailable e. Unavailable (1) Unavailable (2) Unavailable .4-5(E)(4) (U) Final Action – Formatted Nomination (CT:VISA-1824; 08-31-2023) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable .4-5(E)(5) (U) Viper Nomination Cable Format (CT:VISA-2124; 02-05-2025) (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 --- 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 Sex : (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. --- END WATCHLISTING DATA [MANDATORY XML CODING BELOW] .4-6 (U) Watchlisting Terrorists (CT:VISA-1588; 07-28-2022) Unavailable .4-6(A) Unavailable (CT:VISA-1588; 07-28-2022) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. Unavailable d. Unavailable e. Unavailable f. Unavailable g. Unavailable .4-6(B) (U) Recalling Viper Nominations (CT:VISA-1588; 07-28-2022) a . Unavailable b. Unavailable .4-6(C) (U) Removing Viper Program CLASS and TECS Entries (CT:VISA-1588; 07-28-2022) Unavailable .4-6(D) (U) Visa Revocations in Exigent Circumstances (CT:VISA-1588; 07-28-2022) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable