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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2187 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate international 

tourism to the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 9, 2019 

Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself and Mr. RICE of South Carolina) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate 

international tourism to the United States, 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 ‘‘Jobs Originated 

5 through Launching Travel Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘JOLT 

6 Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING CANADIAN TOURISM TO THE 

2 UNITED STATES. 

3 Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

4 (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(s) CANADIAN RETIREES.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 

8 Security may admit as a visitor for pleasure as de9 scribed in section 101(a)(15)(B) any alien for a pe10 riod not to exceed 240 days, if the alien dem11 onstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that 

12 the alien— 

13 ‘‘(A) is a citizen of Canada; 

14 ‘‘(B) is at least 50 years of age; 

15 ‘‘(C) maintains a residence in Canada; 

16 ‘‘(D) owns a residence in the United States 

17 or has signed a rental agreement for accom18 modations in the United States for the duration 

19 of the alien’s stay in the United States; 

20 ‘‘(E) is not inadmissible under section 212; 

21 ‘‘(F) is not described in any ground of de22 portability under section 237; 

23 ‘‘(G) will not engage in employment or 

24 labor for hire in the United States; and 

25 ‘‘(H) will not seek any form of assistance 

26 or benefit described in section 403(a) of the 


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1 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 

2 Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(a)). 

3 ‘‘(2) SPOUSE.—The spouse of an alien de4 scribed in paragraph (1) may be admitted under the 

5 same terms as the principal alien if the spouse satis6 fies the requirements of paragraph (1), other than 

7 subparagraph (D). 

8 ‘‘(3) IMMIGRANT INTENT.—In determining eli9 gibility for admission under this subsection, mainte10 nance of a residence in the United States shall not 

11 be considered evidence of intent by the alien to 

12 abandon the alien’s residence in Canada. 

13 ‘‘(4) PERIOD OF ADMISSION.—During any sin14 gle 365-day period, an alien may be admitted as de15 scribed in section 101(a)(15)(B) pursuant to this 

16 subsection for a period not to exceed 240 days, be17 ginning on the date of admission. Periods of time 

18 spent outside the United States during such 240-day 

19 period shall not toll the expiration of such 240-day 

20 period.’’. 

21 SEC. 3. SECURE TRAVEL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM EN22 HANCED SECURITY AND REFORM. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 217(c)(1) of the Immi24 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(1)) is 

25 amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE; DEFINI2 TIONS.— 

3 ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE.—The 

4 Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 

5 with the Secretary of State, may designate any 

6 country as a program country if that country 

7 meets the requirements under paragraph (2). 

8 ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

9 ‘‘(i) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL

10 COMMITTEES.—The term ‘appropriate 

11 Congressional Committees’ means— 

12 ‘‘(I) the Committee on Foreign 

13 Relations, the Committee on Home14 land Security and Governmental Af15 fairs, and the Committee on the Judi16 ciary of the Senate; and 

17 ‘‘(II) the Committee on Foreign 

18 Affairs, the Committee on Homeland 

19 Security, and the Committee on the 

20 Judiciary of the House of Representa21 tives. 

22 ‘‘(ii) OVERSTAY RATE.— 

23 ‘‘(I) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—The 

24 term ‘overstay rate’ means, with re25 spect to a country being considered 


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1 for designation in the program, the 

2 ratio of— 

3 ‘‘(aa) the number of nation4 als of that country who were ad5 mitted to the United States on 

6 the basis of a nonimmigrant visa 

7 under section 101(a)(15)(B) 

8 whose periods of authorized stay 

9 ended during a fiscal year but 

10 who remained unlawfully in the 

11 United States beyond such peri12 ods; to 

13 ‘‘(bb) the number of nation14 als of that country who were ad15 mitted to the United States on 

16 the basis of a nonimmigrant visa 

17 under section 101(a)(15)(B) 

18 whose periods of authorized stay 

19 ended during that fiscal year. 

20 ‘‘(II) CONTINUING DESIGNA21 TION.—The term ‘overstay rate’ 

22 means, for each fiscal year after ini23 tial designation under this section 

24 with respect to a country, the ratio 

25 of— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) the number of nation2 als of that country who were ad3 mitted to the United States 

4 under this section or on the basis 

5 of a nonimmigrant visa under 

6 section 101(a)(15)(B) whose pe7 riods of authorized stay ended 

8 during a fiscal year but who re9 mained unlawfully in the United 

10 States beyond such periods; to 

11 ‘‘(bb) the number of nation12 als of that country who were ad13 mitted to the United States 

14 under this section or on the basis 

15 of a nonimmigrant visa under 

16 section 101(a)(15)(B) whose pe17 riods of authorized stay ended 

18 during that fiscal year. 

19 ‘‘(III) COMPUTATION OF OVER20 STAY RATE.—In determining the over21 stay rate for a country, the Secretary 

22 of Homeland Security may utilize in23 formation from any available data24 bases to ensure the accuracy of such 

25 rate. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) PROGRAM COUNTRY.—The term 

2 ‘program country’ means a country des3 ignated as a program country under sub4 paragraph (A).’’. 

5 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

6 Section 217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

7 U.S.C. 1187(c)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (2)(C)(iii), by striking ‘‘Com9 mittee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign 

10 Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland Security of 

11 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

12 the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

13 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov14 ernmental Affairs of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘ap15 propriate congressional committees’’; 

16 (2) in paragraph (5)(A)(i)(III), by striking 

17 ‘‘Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 

18 Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on 

19 Intelligence, and the Committee on Homeland Secu20 rity, of the House of Representatives and the Com21 mittee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign 

22 Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence and 

23 the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern24 mental Affairs of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘appro25 priate congressional committees’’; and 


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1 (3) in paragraph (7), by striking subparagraph 

2 (E). 

3 (c) DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM COUNTRIES BASED

4 ON OVERSTAY RATES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 217(c)(2)(A) of the 

6 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

7 1187(c)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(A) GENERAL NUMERICAL LIMITA9 TIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(i) LOW NONIMMIGRANT VISA RE11 FUSAL RATE.—The percentage of nationals 

12 of that country refused nonimmigrant visas 

13 under section 101(a)(15)(B) during the 

14 previous full fiscal year was not more than 

15 3 percent of the total number of nationals 

16 of that country who were granted or re17 fused nonimmigrant visas under such sec18 tion during such year. 

19 ‘‘(ii) LOW NONIMMIGRANT OVERSTAY

20 RATE.—The overstay rate for that country 

21 was not more than 3 percent during the 

22 previous fiscal year.’’. 

23 (2) QUALIFICATION CRITERIA.—Section 

24 217(c)(3) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(3)) is 

25 amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(3) QUALIFICATION CRITERIA.—After designa2 tion as a program country under section 217(c)(2), 

3 a country may not continue to be designated as a 

4 program country unless the Secretary of Homeland 

5 Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 

6 determines, pursuant to the requirements under 

7 paragraph (5), that the designation will be contin8 ued.’’. 

9 (3) INITIAL PERIOD.—Section 217(c) is further 

10 amended by striking paragraph (4). 

11 (4) CONTINUING DESIGNATION.—Section 

12 217(c)(5)(A)(i)(II) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

13 1187(c)(5)(A)(i)(II)) is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(II) shall determine, 

15 based upon the evaluation in 

16 subclause (I), whether any 

17 such designation under sub18 section (d) or (f), or proba19 tion under subsection (f), 

20 ought to be continued or ter21 minated;’’. 

22 (5) REPORT.—Section 217(c)(5)(A)(i) of such 

23 Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(5)(A)(i)) is further amend24 ed— 


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1 (A) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

2 the end; 

3 (B) in subclause (V), by striking the period 

4 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (C) by adding after subclause (V) the fol6 lowing new subclause: 

7 ‘‘(VI) shall submit to Congress a 

8 report regarding the security param9 eters described in paragraph (9).’’. 

10 (6) COMPUTATION OF VISA REFUSAL RATES; 

11 JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 217(c)(6) of such Act 

12 (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(6)) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(6) COMPUTATION OF VISA REFUSAL RATES

14 AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 

15 ‘‘(A) COMPUTATION OF VISA REFUSAL

16 RATES.—For purposes of determining the eligi17 bility of a country to be designated as a pro18 gram country, the calculation of visa refusal 

19 rates shall not include any visa refusals which 

20 incorporate any procedures based on, or are 

21 otherwise based on, race, sex, or disability, un22 less otherwise specifically authorized by law or 

23 regulation. 

24 ‘‘(B) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—No court shall 

25 have jurisdiction under this section to review 


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1 any visa refusal, the Secretary of State’s com2 putation of a visa refusal rate, the Secretary of 

3 Homeland Security’s computation of an over4 stay rate, or the designation or nondesignation 

5 of a country as a program country.’’. 

6 (7) VISA WAIVER INFORMATION.—Section 

7 217(c)(7) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(7)) is 

8 amended by— 

9 (A) striking subparagraphs (B) through 

10 (D); and 

11 (B) striking ‘‘WAIVER INFORMATION.—’’ 

12 and all that follows through ‘‘In refusing’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘WAIVER INFORMATION.—In refus14 ing’’. 

15 (8) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Section 217(c)(8) of 

16 such Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(8)) is amended to read 

17 as follows: 

18 ‘‘(8) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 

19 Homeland Security, in consultation with the Sec20 retary of State, may waive the application of para21 graph (2)(A)(i) for a country if— 

22 ‘‘(A) the country meets all other require23 ments of paragraph (2); 

24 ‘‘(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security 

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1 curity risk mitigation measures provide assur2 ance that the country’s participation in the pro3 gram would not compromise the law enforce4 ment, security interests, or enforcement of the 

5 immigration laws of the United States; 

6 ‘‘(C) there has been a general downward 

7 trend in the percentage of nationals of the 

8 country refused nonimmigrant visas under sec9 tion 101(a)(15)(B); 

10 ‘‘(D) the country consistently cooperated 

11 with the Government of the United States on 

12 counterterrorism initiatives, information shar13 ing, preventing terrorist travel, and extradition 

14 to the United States of individuals (including 

15 the country’s own nationals) who commit 

16 crimes that violate United States law before the 

17 date of its designation as a program country, 

18 and the Secretary of Homeland Security and 

19 the Secretary of State assess that such coopera20 tion is likely to continue; 

21 ‘‘(E) the percentage of nationals of the 

22 country refused a nonimmigrant visa under sec23 tion 101(a)(15)(B) during the previous full fis24 cal year was not more than 10 percent of the 

25 total number of nationals of that country who 


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1 were granted or refused such nonimmigrant 

2 visas; and 

3 ‘‘(F) the country enters into intelligence 

4 collection and information sharing arrange5 ments with the United States and meets nec6 essary requirements as established by the Sec7 retary of Homeland Security and the United 

8 States intelligence community.’’. 

9 (d) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION; PROBATION.— 

10 Section 217(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

11 U.S.C. 1187(f)) is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(f) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION; PROBATION.— 

13 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

14 ‘‘(A) PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—The term 

15 ‘probationary period’ means the fiscal year in 

16 which a probationary country is placed in pro17 bationary status under this subsection. 

18 ‘‘(B) PROGRAM COUNTRY.—The term ‘pro19 gram country’ has the meaning given that term 

20 in subsection (c)(1)(B). 

21 ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION, NOTICE, AND INITIAL

22 PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— 

23 ‘‘(A) DETERMINATION OF PROBATIONARY

24 STATUS AND NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—As 

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1 tion required by subsection (c)(5)(A), the Sec2 retary of Homeland Security shall determine 

3 whether a program country is in compliance 

4 with the program requirements under subpara5 graphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2). 

6 ‘‘(B) INITIAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—If 

7 the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 

8 that a program country is not in compliance 

9 with the program requirements under subpara10 graphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2), 

11 the Secretary of Homeland Security shall place 

12 the program country in probationary status for 

13 the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which 

14 the periodic evaluation is completed. 

15 ‘‘(3) ACTIONS AT THE END OF THE INITIAL

16 PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—At the end of the initial 

17 probationary period of a country under paragraph 

18 (2)(B), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

19 take one of the following actions: 

20 ‘‘(A) COMPLIANCE DURING INITIAL PROBA21 TIONARY PERIOD.—If the Secretary determines 

22 that all instances of noncompliance with the 

23 program requirements under subparagraphs 

24 (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2) that 

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1 have been remedied by the end of the initial 

2 probationary period, the Secretary shall end the 

3 country’s probationary period. 

4 ‘‘(B) NONCOMPLIANCE DURING INITIAL

5 PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—If the Secretary de6 termines that any instance of noncompliance 

7 with the program requirements under subpara8 graphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2) 

9 that were identified in the latest periodic eval10 uation has not been remedied by the end of the 

11 initial probationary period— 

12 ‘‘(i) the Secretary may terminate the 

13 country’s participation in the program; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) on an annual basis, the Secretary 

15 may continue the country’s probationary 

16 status if the Secretary, in consultation 

17 with the Secretary of State, determines 

18 that the country’s continued participation 

19 in the program is in the national interest 

20 of the United States. 

21 ‘‘(4) ACTIONS AT THE END OF ADDITIONAL

22 PROBATIONARY PERIODS.—At the end of all proba23 tionary periods granted to a country pursuant to 

24 paragraph (3)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall take one of 

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1 ‘‘(A) COMPLIANCE DURING ADDITIONAL

2 PERIOD.—The Secretary shall end the country’s 

3 probationary status if the Secretary determines 

4 during the latest periodic evaluation required by 

5 subsection (c)(5)(A) that the country is in com6 pliance with the program requirements under 

7 subparagraphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection 

8 (c)(2). 

9 ‘‘(B) NONCOMPLIANCE DURING ADDI10 TIONAL PERIODS.—The Secretary shall termi11 nate the country’s participation in the program 

12 if the Secretary determines during the latest 

13 periodic evaluation required by subsection 

14 (c)(5)(A) that the program country continues to 

15 be in noncompliance with the program require16 ments under subparagraphs (A)(ii) through (F) 

17 of subsection (c)(2). 

18 ‘‘(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The termination of a 

19 country’s participation in the program under para20 graph (3)(B) or (4)(B) shall take effect on the first 

21 day of the first fiscal year following the fiscal year 

22 in which the Secretary determines that such partici23 pation shall be terminated. Until such date, nation24 als of the country shall remain eligible for a waiver 

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1 ‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF NATIONALS AFTER TERMI2 NATION.—For purposes of this subsection and sub3 section (d)— 

4 ‘‘(A) nationals of a country whose designa5 tion is terminated under paragraph (3) or (4) 

6 shall remain eligible for a waiver under sub7 section (a) until the effective date of such ter8 mination; and 

9 ‘‘(B) a waiver under this section that is 

10 provided to such a national for a period de11 scribed in subsection (a)(1) shall not, by such 

12 termination, be deemed to have been rescinded 

13 or otherwise rendered invalid, if the waiver is 

14 granted prior to such termination. 

15 ‘‘(7) CONSULTATIVE ROLE OF THE SECRETARY

16 OF STATE.—In this subsection, references to sub17 paragraphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2) 

18 and subsection (c)(5)(A) carry with them the con19 sultative role of the Secretary of State as provided 

20 in those provisions.’’. 

21 (e) REVIEW OF OVERSTAY TRACKING METHOD22 OLOGY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

23 enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 

24 United States shall conduct a review of the methods used 

25 by the Secretary of Homeland Security— 


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1 (1) to track aliens entering and exiting the 

2 United States; and 

3 (2) to detect any such alien who stays longer 

4 than such alien’s period of authorized admission. 

5 (f) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NONIMMIGRANT OVER6 STAY RATES.—It is the sense of Congress that the Sec7 retary of Homeland Security has not complied with the 

8 requirements under section 2 of Public Law 105–173 (8 

9 U.S.C. 1376) relating to the collection of data and the 

10 submission of reports to Congress on nonimmigrant visa 

11 overstay rates, and that the Secretary should collect such 

12 data, and submit such reports as are required by that sec13 tion. 

14 (g) RENAMING OF PROGRAM.—Section 217 of the 

15 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘visa waiver program’’ each place it 

17 appears and inserting ‘‘secure travel partnership pro18 gram’’. 

19 SEC. 4. VISA PROCESSING. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi21 sion of law and not later than 90 days after the date of 

22 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall— 

23 (1) require United States diplomatic and con24 sular missions to conduct visa interviews for non25 immigrant visa applications determined to require a 


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1 consular interview in an expeditious manner, con2 sistent with national security requirements, and in 

3 recognition of resource allocation considerations, 

4 such as the need to ensure provision of consular 

5 services to citizens of the United States; and 

6 (2) set a goal of interviewing nonimmigrant visa 

7 applicants, worldwide, within 15 days of receipt of 

8 application, subject to the conditions outlined in 

9 paragraph (1). 

10 (b) REPORTING.— 

11 (1) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 30 

12 days after the end of the first 6 months after the 

13 implementation of subsection (a), and not later than 

14 30 days after June 30 and after December 31 of 

15 each subsequent year, the Secretary of State shall 

16 submit to the appropriate committees of the Con17 gress a report that provides— 

18 (A) data substantiating the efforts of the 

19 Secretary of State to meet the requirements 

20 and goals described in subsection (a); 

21 (B) any factors that have negatively im22 pacted the efforts of the Secretary to meet such 

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1 (C) any measures that the Secretary plans 

2 to implement to meet such requirements and 

3 goals. 

4 (2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—On an annual basis, 

5 the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro6 priate committees of the Congress a strategic plan 

7 that describes the resources needed to carry out sub8 section (a), including a 10-year forecast of demand 

9 for nonimmigrant visas in the key high-growth mar10 kets, including— 

11 (A) a description of the methodology used 

12 to make such forecasts that— 

13 (i) describes the internal and external 

14 studies utilized to prepare such forecasts; 

15 and 

16 (ii) indicates whether such method17 ology utilizes the Department of Com18 merce’s analysis of visitor arrival projec19 tions; 

20 (B) a comparison of the Department of 

21 State’s nonimmigrant visa demand projections 

22 and the Department of Commerce’s visitor ar23 rival projections by country; and 

24 (C) a description of the practices and pro25 cedures currently used by each United States 


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1 diplomatic and consular mission to manage 

2 nonimmigrant visa workload. 

3 (3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF THE CON4 GRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate com5 mittees of the Congress’’ means— 

6 (A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 

7 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Com8 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

9 (B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 

10 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com11 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep12 resentatives. 

13 (c) SAVINGS PROVISION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in subsection (a) 

15 may be construed to affect a consular officer’s au16 thority— 

17 (A) to deny a visa application under sec18 tion 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality 

19 Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(g)); or 

20 (B) to initiate any necessary or appro21 priate security-related check or clearance. 

22 (2) SECURITY CHECKS.—The completion of a 

23 security-related check or clearance shall not be sub24 ject to the time limits set out in subsection (a). 


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1 SEC. 5. SECURE TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM. 

2 Section 222 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

3 (8 U.S.C. 1202) is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(i)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Sec6 retary of State— 

7 ‘‘(A) shall develop and conduct a pilot program 

8 to enhance existing procedures for processing visas 

9 under section 101(a)(15)(B) using secure remote 

10 videoconferencing technology as a method for con11 ducting visa interviews of applicants; and 

12 ‘‘(B) in consultation with other Federal agen13 cies that use such secure communications, shall help 

14 ensure the security of the videoconferencing trans15 mission and encryption conducted under subpara16 graph (A). 

17 ‘‘(2) The pilot program authorized under paragraph 

18 (1) may not be conducted if the Secretary of State deter19 mines that such program— 

20 ‘‘(A) poses an undue security risk; and 

21 ‘‘(B) cannot be conducted in a manner con22 sistent with maintaining security controls. 

23 ‘‘(3) Not later than 90 days after the termination of 

24 the pilot program authorized under paragraph (1), the 

25 Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee 

26 on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 


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1 and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and 

2 the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on For3 eign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

4 House of Representatives that contains— 

5 ‘‘(A) a detailed description of the results of 

6 such program, including an assessment of the effi7 cacy, efficiency, and security of the remote 

8 videoconferencing technology as a method for con9 ducting visa interviews of applicants; and 

10 ‘‘(B) recommendations for whether such pro11 gram should be continued, broadened, or modified. 

12 ‘‘(4) If the Secretary of State makes a determination 

13 under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall submit a report 

14 to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on For15 eign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of 

16 the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary, the Com17 mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appro18 priations of the House of Representatives that describes 

19 the reasons for such determination. 

20 ‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘in 

21 person interview’ includes interviews conducted using re22 mote video technology.’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. VISA AND TRUSTED TRAVELER APPLICATION CO2 ORDINATION. 

3 To the maximum extent possible, the Secretary of 

4 State shall seek to coordinate enrollment and interview 

5 processes for individuals eligible for both a United States 

6 visa and enrollment in the Global Entry program operated 

7 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including pro8 viding space for U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

9 interviews and unified application fees. 

10 SEC. 7. REPORT. 

11 The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 

12 with the Secretary of State, shall submit to Congress a 

13 report on the visa waiver program under section 217 of 

14 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), 

15 which includes the following: 

16 (1) Quantitative language on how many people 

17 visited the United States under the secure travel 

18 partnership program, which countries had the high19 est number of visitors, and which were growing. 

20 (2) Ways in which the secure travel partnership 

21 program promotes travel security. 

22 (3) Long-term resource allocation of the De23 partment of Homeland Security in managing the 

24 program. 

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