I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1354 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate international 
tourism to the United States and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2013 
Mr. HECK of Nevada (for himself, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. CICILLINE, 
and Mr. GRIMM) 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jobs Originated 
through Launching Travel Act of 2013’’ or the ‘‘JOLT 
Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. PREMIUM PROCESSING. 
Section 221 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1201) is amended by inserting at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(j) PREMIUM PROCESSING.— 
‘‘(1) PILOT
PROCESSING
SERVICE.—Recog-
nizing that the best solution for expedited processing 
is low interview wait times for all applicants, the 
Secretary of State shall nevertheless establish, on a 
limited, pilot basis only, a fee-based premium proc-
essing service to expedite interview appointments. In 
establishing a pilot processing service, the Secretary 
may— 
‘‘(A) determine the consular posts at which 
the pilot service will be available; 
‘‘(B) establish the duration of the pilot 
service; 
‘‘(C) define the terms and conditions of the 
pilot service, with the goal of expediting visa 
appointments and the interview process for 
those electing to pay said fee for the service; 
and 
‘‘(D) resources permitting, during the pilot 
service, consider the addition of consulates in 
locations advantageous to foreign policy objec-
tives or in highly populated locales. 
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‘‘(2) FEES.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY TO COLLECT.—The Sec-
retary of State is authorized to collect, and set 
the amount of, a fee imposed for the premium 
processing service. The Secretary of State shall 
set the fee based on all relevant considerations 
including, the cost of expedited service. 
‘‘(B) USE OF FEES.—Fees collected under 
the authority of subparagraph (A) shall be de-
posited as an offsetting collection to any De-
partment of State appropriation, to recover the 
costs of providing consular services. Such fees 
shall remain available for obligation until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(C) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
FEES.— 
Such fee is in addition to any existing fee cur-
rently being collected by the Department of 
State. 
‘‘(D) NON-REFUNDABLE.—Such fee will be 
non-refundable to the applicant. 
‘‘(3) 
DESCRIPTION
OF
PREMIUM
PROC-
ESSING.—Premium processing pertains solely to the 
expedited scheduling of a visa interview. Utilizing 
the premium processing service for an expedited 
interview appointment does not establish the appli-
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cant’s eligibility for a visa. The Secretary of State 
shall, if possible, inform applicants utilizing the pre-
mium processing of potential delays in visa issuance 
due to additional screening requirements, including 
necessary security-related checks and clearances. 
‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT
FOR
REPORT.—Not 
later than 18 months after the date of the en-
actment of the JOLT Act of 2013, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the results 
of the pilot service carried out under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(B) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON-
GRESS DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on the Judiciary, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations, and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives.’’. 
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