Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5)(A)(i)(III), by striking 
‘‘Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Home-
land Security, of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on the Judiciary, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate’’ and inserting 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking subpara-
graph (E). 
(c) DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM COUNTRIES BASED 
ON OVERSTAY RATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 217(c)(2)(A) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1187(c)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) 
GENERAL
NUMERICAL
LIMITA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(i) LOW
NONIMMIGRANT
VISA
RE-
FUSAL RATE.—The percentage of nationals 
of that country refused nonimmigrant visas 
under section 101(a)(15)(B) during the 
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previous full fiscal year was not more than 
3 percent of the total number of nationals 
of that country who were granted or re-
fused nonimmigrant visas under such sec-
tion during such year. 
‘‘(ii) LOW NONIMMIGRANT OVERSTAY 
RATE.—The overstay rate for that country 
was not more than 3 percent during the 
previous fiscal year.’’. 
(2) 
QUALIFICATION
CRITERIA.—Section 
217(c)(3) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(3)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) QUALIFICATION CRITERIA.—After designa-
tion as a program country under section 217(c)(2), 
a country may not continue to be designated as a 
program country unless the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
determines, pursuant to the requirements under 
paragraph (5), that the designation will be contin-
ued.’’. 
(3) INITIAL PERIOD.—Section 217(c) is further 
amended by striking subsection (c)(4). 
(4) 
CONTINUING
DESIGNATION.—Section 
217(c)(5)(A)(i)(II) 
of 
such 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1187(c)(5)(A)(i)(II)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(II) shall determine, 
based upon the evaluation in 
subclause (I), whether any 
such designation under sub-
section (d) or (f), or proba-
tion under subsection (f), 
ought to be continued or ter-
minated;’’. 
(5) COMPUTATION
OF
VISA
REFUSAL
RATES; 
JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 217(c)(6) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(6)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) COMPUTATION OF VISA REFUSAL RATES 
AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) COMPUTATION
OF
VISA
REFUSAL 
RATES.—For purposes of determining the eligi-
bility of a country to be designated as a pro-
gram country, the calculation of visa refusal 
rates shall not include any visa refusals which 
incorporate any procedures based on, or are 
otherwise based on, race, sex, or disability, un-
less otherwise specifically authorized by law or 
regulation. 
‘‘(B) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—No court shall 
have jurisdiction under this section to review 
any visa refusal, the Secretary of State’s com-
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putation of a visa refusal rate, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security’s computation of an over-
stay rate, or the designation or nondesignation 
of a country as a program country.’’. 
(6) 
VISA
WAIVER
INFORMATION.—Section 
217(c)(7) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(7)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking subparagraphs (B) through 
(D); and 
(B) by striking ‘‘WAIVER INFORMATION.— 
’’ and all that follows through ‘‘In refusing’’ 
and inserting ‘‘WAIVER INFORMATION.—In re-
fusing’’. 
(7) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Section 217(c)(8) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(8)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(8) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, may waive the application of para-
graph (2)(A)(i) for a country if— 
‘‘(A) the country meets all other require-
ments of paragraph (2); 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security 
determines that the totality of the country’s se-
curity risk mitigation measures provide assur-
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ance that the country’s participation in the pro-
gram would not compromise the law enforce-
ment, security interests, or enforcement of the 
immigration laws of the United States; 
‘‘(C) there has been a general downward 
trend in the percentage of nationals of the 
country refused nonimmigrant visas under sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(B); 
‘‘(D) the country consistently cooperated 
with the Government of the United States on 
counterterrorism initiatives, information shar-
ing, preventing terrorist travel, and extradition 
to the United States of individuals (including 
the country’s own nationals) who commit 
crimes that violate United States law before the 
date of its designation as a program country, 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
the Secretary of State assess that such coopera-
tion is likely to continue; and 
‘‘(E) the percentage of nationals of the 
country refused a nonimmigrant visa under sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(B) during the previous full fis-
cal year was not more than 10 percent of the 
total number of nationals of that country who 
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were granted or refused such nonimmigrant 
visas.’’. 
(d) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION; PROBATION.— 
Section 217(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1187(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION; PROBATION.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—The term 
‘probationary period’ means the fiscal year in 
which a probationary country is placed in pro-
bationary status under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAM COUNTRY.—The term ‘pro-
gram country’ has the meaning given that term 
in subsection (c)(1)(B). 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION, NOTICE, AND
INITIAL 
PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— 
‘‘(A) DETERMINATION OF PROBATIONARY 
STATUS AND NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—As 
part of each program country’s periodic evalua-
tion required by subsection (c)(5)(A), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall determine 
whether a program country is in compliance 
with the program requirements under subpara-
graphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2). 
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‘‘(B) INITIAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—If 
the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
that a program country is not in compliance 
with the program requirements under subpara-
graphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall place 
the program country in probationary status for 
the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which 
the periodic evaluation is completed. 
‘‘(3) ACTIONS AT THE END OF THE INITIAL 
PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—At the end of the initial 
probationary period of a country under paragraph 
(2)(B), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
take 1 of the following actions: 
‘‘(A) COMPLIANCE DURING INITIAL PROBA-
TIONARY PERIOD.—If the Secretary determines 
that all instances of noncompliance with the 
program requirements under subparagraphs 
(A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2) that 
were identified in the latest periodic evaluation 
have been remedied by the end of the initial 
probationary period, the Secretary shall end the 
country’s probationary period. 
‘‘(B) NONCOMPLIANCE
DURING
INITIAL 
PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—If the Secretary de-
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termines that any instance of noncompliance 
with the program requirements under subpara-
graphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2) 
that were identified in the latest periodic eval-
uation has not been remedied by the end of the 
initial probationary period— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary may terminate the 
country’s participation in the program; or 
‘‘(ii) on an annual basis, the Secretary 
may continue the country’s probationary 
status if the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, determines 
that the country’s continued participation 
in the program is in the national interest 
of the United States. 
‘‘(4) ACTIONS
AT
THE
END
OF
ADDITIONAL 
PROBATIONARY PERIODS.—At the end of all proba-
tionary periods granted to a country pursuant to 
paragraph (3)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall take 1 of 
the following actions: 
‘‘(A) COMPLIANCE
DURING
ADDITIONAL 
PERIOD.—The Secretary shall end the country’s 
probationary status if the Secretary determines 
during the latest periodic evaluation required by 
subsection (c)(5)(A) that the country is in com-
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pliance with the program requirements under 
subparagraphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection 
(c)(2). 
‘‘(B) 
NONCOMPLIANCE
DURING
ADDI-
TIONAL PERIODS.—The Secretary shall termi-
nate the country’s participation in the program 
if the Secretary determines during the latest 
periodic evaluation required by subsection 
(c)(5)(A) that the program country continues to 
be in non-compliance with the program require-
ments under subparagraphs (A)(ii) through (F) 
of subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The termination of a 
country’s participation in the program under para-
graph (3)(B) or (4)(B) shall take effect on the first 
day of the first fiscal year following the fiscal year 
in which the Secretary determines that such partici-
pation shall be terminated. Until such date, nation-
als of the country shall remain eligible for a waiver 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF NATIONALS AFTER TERMI-
NATION.—For purposes of this subsection and sub-
section (d)— 
‘‘(A) nationals of a country whose designa-
tion is terminated under paragraph (3) or (4) 
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shall remain eligible for a waiver under sub-
section (a) until the effective date of such ter-
mination; and 
‘‘(B) a waiver under this section that is 
provided to such a national for a period de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) shall not, by such 
termination, be deemed to have been rescinded 
or otherwise rendered invalid, if the waiver is 
granted prior to such termination. 
‘‘(7) CONSULTATIVE ROLE OF THE SECRETARY 
OF STATE.—In this subsection, references to sub-
paragraphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2) 
and subsection (c)(5)(A) carry with them the con-
sultative role of the Secretary of State as provided 
in those provisions.’’. 
(e) REVIEW
OF OVERSTAY TRACKING METHOD-
OLOGY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a review of the methods used 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security— 
(1) to track aliens entering and exiting the 
United States; and 
(2) to detect any such alien who stays longer 
than such alien’s period of authorized admission. 
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(f) EVALUATION
OF
ELECTRONIC
SYSTEM
FOR 
TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to Congress— 
(1) an evaluation of the security risks of aliens 
who enter the United States without an approved 
Electronic 
System 
for 
Travel 
Authorization 
verification; and 
(2) a description of any improvements needed 
to minimize the number of aliens who enter the 
United States without the verification described in 
paragraph (1). 
(g) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PRIORITY FOR REVIEW 
OF PROGRAM COUNTRIES.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the process 
of conducting evaluations of countries participating in the 
visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), should prioritize the 
reviews of countries in which circumstances indicate that 
such a review is necessary or desirable. 
SEC. 6. EXPEDITING ENTRY FOR PRIORITY VISITORS. 
Section 7208(k)(4) of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b(k)(4)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(4) EXPEDITING ENTRY FOR PRIORITY VISI-
TORS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security may expand the enrollment 
across registered traveler programs to include 
eligible individuals employed by international 
organizations, selected by the Secretary, which 
maintain strong working relationships with the 
United States. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—An individual may 
not be enrolled in a registered traveler program 
unless— 
‘‘(i) the individual is sponsored by an 
international organization selected by the 
Secretary under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) the government that issued the 
passport that the individual is using has 
entered into a Trusted Traveler Arrange-
ment with the Department of Homeland 
Security to participate in a registered trav-
eler program. 
‘‘(C) SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.—An indi-
vidual may not be enrolled in a registered trav-
eler program unless the individual has success-
fully completed all applicable security require-
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ments established by the Secretary, including 
cooperation from the applicable foreign govern-
ment, to ensure that the individual does not 
pose a risk to the United States. 
‘‘(D) DISCRETION.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (E), the Secretary shall retain 
unreviewable discretion to offer or revoke en-
rollment in a registered traveler program to any 
individual. 
‘‘(E) INELIGIBLE
TRAVELERS.—An indi-
vidual who is a citizen of a state sponsor of ter-
rorism (as defined in section 301(13) of the 
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, 
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 
8541(13)) may not be enrolled in a registered 
traveler program.’’. 
SEC. 7. VISA PROCESSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law and not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall— 
(1) require United States diplomatic and con-
sular missions— 
(A) to conduct visa interviews for non-
immigrant visa applications determined to re-
quire a consular interview in an expeditious 
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manner, consistent with national security re-
quirements, and in recognition of resource allo-
cation considerations, such as the need to en-
sure provision of consular services to citizens of 
the United States; 
(B) to set a goal of interviewing 80 percent 
of all nonimmigrant visa applicants, worldwide, 
within 3 weeks of receipt of application, subject 
to the conditions outlined in subparagraph (A); 
and 
(C) to explore expanding visa processing 
capacity in China and Brazil, with the goal of 
maintaining interview wait times under 15 work 
days on a consistent, year-round basis, recog-
nizing that demand can spike suddenly and un-
predictably and that the first priority of United 
States missions abroad is the protection of citi-
zens of the United States; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a detailed strategic plan that describes the 
resources needed to carry out paragraph (1)(A). 
(b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
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(1) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(c) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days 
after the end of the first 6 months after the implementa-
tion of subsection (a), and not later than 30 days after 
the end of each subsequent quarter, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report that provides— 
(1) data substantiating the efforts of the Sec-
retary of State to meet the requirements and goals 
described in subsection (a); 
(2) any factors that have negatively impacted 
the efforts of the Secretary to meet such require-
ments and goals; and 
(3) any measures that the Secretary plans to 
implement to meet such requirements and goals. 
(d) SAVINGS PROVISION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in subsection (a) 
may be construed to affect a consular officer’s au-
thority— 
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(A) to deny a visa application under sec-
tion 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(g)); or 
(B) to initiate any necessary or appro-
priate security-related check or clearance. 
(2) SECURITY CHECKS.—The completion of a 
security-related check or clearance shall not be sub-
ject to the time limits set out in subsection (a). 
(e) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—This section shall cease to 
have effect on September 30, 2015. 
Æ 
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