; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking continuous period of one year and inserting continuous period of 18 months . 1402. Preventing inappropriate State and local government involvement in the enforcement of civil immigration provisions under the Immigration and Nationality Act (a) Elimination of ban on State and local governments from preventing communications with the Department of Homeland Security (1) In general Section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1373 ) is repealed. (2) Verification of eligibility for Federal public benefits Section 432 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1642 ) is repealed. (b) Elimination of authority To permit State personnel To carry out immigration officer functions Section 287(g) ( 8 U.S.C. 1357(g) ) is repealed. 1403. Nonimmigrant category for fashion models (a) Elimination of H–1B classification for fashion models Section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking or as a fashion model ; and (2) by striking or, in the case of a fashion model, is of distinguished merit and ability . (b) New classification Section 101(a)(15)(O) ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(O) ) is amended— (1) in clause (iii), by striking clause (i) or (ii) and inserting clause (i), (ii), or (iii) and by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause: (iii) is a fashion model who is of distinguished merit and ability and who is seeking to enter the United States temporarily to perform fashion modeling services that involve events or productions which have a distinguished reputation or that are performed for an organization or establishment that has a distinguished reputation for, or a record of, utilizing prominent modeling talent