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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2204

To provide for the waiver of fees in the case of certain visas, to modify

the schedule for implementation of certain border crossing restrictions,

and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 23, 1998

Mr. KYL introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to

the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To provide for the waiver of fees in the case of certain

visas, to modify the schedule for implementation of certain border crossing restrictions, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Border Visa Sim5 plification Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. BORDER CROSSING-RELATED VISAS.

7 (a) WAIVER OF FEES FOR CERTAIN VISAS.—

8 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any

9 other provision of law, the Secretary of State shall
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1 waive the fee for the processing of any application

2 for the issuance of a visa under section

3 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality

4 Act in the case of any alien under 15 years of age

5 where the application for the visa is made in Mexico

6 by a citizen of Mexico who has at least one parent

7 or guardian who has a visa under such section or is

8 applying for a visa under such section as well.

9 (2) PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF VISAS.—

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in

11 subparagraph (B), if the fee for a visa issued

12 under section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration

13 and Nationality Act has been waived under

14 paragraph (1) for a child under 15 years of

15 age, the visa shall be issued to expire on the

16 date on which the child attains the age of 18.

17 (B) EXCEPTION.—At the request of the

18 parent or guardian of any alien under 15 years

19 of age otherwise covered by subparagraph (A),

20 the Secretary of State may charge a fee for the

21 processing of an application of the issuance of

22 a visa under section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Im23 migration and Nationality Act provided that the

24 visa is issued to expire as of the same date as
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1 is usually provided for visas issued under that

2 section.

3 (b) MODIFIED SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF

4 BORDER CROSSING RESTRICTIONS.—

5 (1) MODIFIED SCHEDULE.—Paragraph (2) of

6 section 104(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform

7 and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division

8 C of Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–555; 8

9 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended to read as follows:

10 ‘‘(2) CLAUSE B.—Clause (B) of such sentence

11 shall apply as follows:

12 ‘‘(A) As of October 1, 2000, to not less

13 than 25 percent of the border crossing identi14 fication cards in circulation as of April 1, 1998.

15 ‘‘(B) As of October 1, 2001, to not less

16 than 50 percent of such cards in circulation as

17 of April 1, 1998.

18 ‘‘(C) As of October 1, 2002, to not less

19 than 75 percent of such cards in circulation as

20 of April 1, 1998.

21 ‘‘(D) As of October 1, 2003, to all such

22 cards in circulation as of April 1, 1998.’’.

23 (2) EARLIER DEADLINES.—Such section 104(b)

24 is further amended by adding at the end the follow25 ing:
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1 ‘‘(3) EARLIER DEADLINES.—If the Secretary of

2 State and the Attorney General jointly determine

3 that sufficient capacity exists to replace border

4 crossing identification cards in advance of any of the

5 deadlines otherwise provided for under paragraph

6 (2), the Secretary and the Attorney General may by

7 regulation advance such deadlines.’’.

8 (c) PROCESSING IN MEXICAN BORDER CITIES.—The

9 Secretary of State shall continue, until at least October

10 1, 2003, or until all border crossing identification cards

11 in circulation have otherwise been required to be replaced

12 under section 104(b)(3) of the Illegal Immigration Reform

13 and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (as added by

14 subsection (b)(2)), to process applications for visas under

15 section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality

16 Act at the following cities in Mexico located near the inter17 national border with the United States: Nogales, Nuevo

18 Laredo, Ciudad Acuna, Piedras Negras, Agua Prieta, and

19 Reynosa.

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