; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (8) Pardons In the case of an alien who has been convicted of a crime and is subject to removal due to that conviction, if the alien, subsequent to receiving the criminal conviction, is granted a pardon, the alien shall not be deportable by reason of that criminal conviction. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to a pardon granted before, on, or after such date. 520. Failure to obey removal orders (a) In general Section 243(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1253(a) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), by inserting 212(a) or before 237(a), ; and (2) by striking paragraph (3). (b) Effective date The amendments made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to acts that are described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 243(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1253(a)(1) ) that occur on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 521. Sanctions for countries that delay or prevent repatriation of their nationals Section 243 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1253 ) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: (d) Listing of countries who delay repatriation of removed aliens (1) Listing of countries Beginning on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of the Building America’s Trust Act , and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a report in the Federal Register that includes a list of— (A) countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country since the date of enactment of this Act and the total number of such aliens, disaggregated by nationality; (B) countries that have an excessive repatriation failure rate